Scientists discover potential planets suitable for life
A team of international researchers discovered two new "super-Earth" planets. Both planets are larger than Earth...
Scientists just detected helium in an exoplanet's atmosphere for the first time
For the first time, researchers have identified the presence of helium within the atmosphere of a planet beyond...
These diamonds from outer space hint at a long-lost planet
Diamonds in a meteorite that crashed into Earth years ago have now given scientists a glimpse into the universe's...
Planet parade to dazzle stargazers this week — here's what you need to know
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn: those are the planets stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere will be...
Two Trappist-1 planets are highly likely to be habitable
Scientists have concluded that two planets orbiting the dim dwarf star known as Trappist-1 are highly likely to...
Our solar system is now tied with Kepler-90 for number of planets circling a star
Eight planets circle our sun (sorry, Pluto), but our solar system is no longer unique in that number. NASA recently...
NASA communicates with spacecraft 13 billion miles from Earth
For the first time in 37 years, NASA has communicated with Voyager 1 - which is 13 billion miles away from Earth....
New periodic table sorts 3,700 known exoplanets into 18 categories
A new Periodic Table of Exoplanets guides scientists and science fans alike through over 3,700 known exoplanets,...
Scientists discover new Earth-like planet only 11 light years away
Scientists have discovered an Earth-like planet only 11 light years away that may support life. Named after the...
Kepler data reveals 20 potential habitable worlds
Many people once thought Earth was unique in outer space in its ability to support life. Recent discoveries could...
Google maps the solar system for armchair space travelers
Google has recently added 12 celestial bodies to its Google Maps application. Although armchair space travelers...
First hints of water detected on Earth-sized TRAPPIST-1 planets
Water could be present on some of the Earth-sized planets orbiting the dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, according to work...
Scientists observe 'diamond rain' similar to that found on icy giant planets
You may have heard that icy planets like Neptune and Uranus experience diamond rain. But now, scientists have been...
New research shows there may be 10 planets in our solar system
Don't get your hopes up - scientists aren't making Pluto a planet again just yet. But the number of planets that...
NASA identifies 219 new planet candidates - and 10 potential 'Earths'
Our knowledge of the galaxy just expanded significantly, thanks to NASA's Kepler space telescope. The exoplanet-finding...
