Earth, between sweltering Venus and frozen Mars, formed and orbits within a band where water could persist in solid, liquid, and gaseous phases. Mars had surface water, but not as much as Earth, and ...
Solar and cosmochemical data indicate high levels of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen in the Sun. Researchers have unveiled a new ...
Scientists uncovered evidence that astrophysics models of massive stars and supernovae are inconsistent with observational ...
A supernova close enough to Earth could strip the ozone layer and cause mass extinction, but no immediate threat exists.
An international team led by researchers in Japan and Europe has discovered a new multi-planet system around a sun-like star, ...
The movements of the planets in the Solar System are pretty difficult to get your head around, even before we get started on ...
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Scientists may have explained a mystery that has puzzled us about Uranus for decades. Researchers believe that data that ...
If you didn't know, Jupiter has no solid ground – no surface, like the grass or dirt you tread here on Earth. Let's explain ...
Sep. 11, 2024 — Astronomers have achieved a major breakthrough in solar physics by successfully producing detailed maps of the Sun's coronal magnetic fields. This milestone promises to enhance ...
After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...
A joint Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project to learn more about the dusty disk around the bright star Vega ...