3D map of an exoplanet's atmosphere may help find Earth-like worlds
You won't be visiting this particular planet.
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Scientists describe a tiny, molten metal exoplanet in unprecedented detail
It's the smallest exoplanet ever described this way.
Astronomers may have spotted a planet in another galaxy for the first time
X-rays helped find the most distant exoplanet candidate to date.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Astronomers directly observe one of the youngest planets to date
It could speak volumes about planetary formation.
NASA's TESS spacecraft has already found 2,200 possible planets
It's easily exceeding its original goal.
NASA smallsat concepts will study galaxy evolution and exoplanets
A balloon mission will also detect neutrino signals.
Astronomers find the first known exposed core of a gas giant
How many licks to the center of a jovian world?
Watch Rocket Lab launch a Canon satellite into space at 5:19PM ET
It's just the third Rocket Lab launch this year.
There could be as many as six billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy
Each with the potential for hosting life.
SpaceX's next Starlink launch will help improve satellite imagery of the Earth
Planet's six new skysats will photograph the Earth up to 12 times a day.
Astronomers may have witnessed a planet's birth
Images show what could be a new planet forming 520 light-years away.
Scientists find an Earth-like planet hiding in old Kepler data
It's sitting in the habitable zone of a star studied years ago.
How to safely watch Mercury pass in front of the Sun today
The rare event won't happen again for another 13 years.
New models show that the earth is warming faster than first thought
The next-generation models represent climate trends more accurately.
NASA's TESS spacecraft discovers its smallest exoplanet to date
It's smaller than Earth.
NASA’s TESS spacecraft finds its first Earth-sized exoplanet
It’s a good indicator that TESS will be able to locate other small planets.
Citizen astronomers discover new planet that NASA algorithms missed
Keen eyes have located a new planet twice the size of Earth.
NASA’s InSight lander has arrived on Mars
It will study the planet’s interior for the first time.
Planet-hunting Kepler telescope declares that it is not, in fact, dead
The spacecraft may be critically low on fuel, but it's still fighting.
