The new physical model supports the planetary hypothesis. Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and…
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A collaborative international effort has produced a catalog detailing 126 (120 confirmed, 6 candidates) exoplanets…
The NASA TESS-Keck Survey provides details on the mass and density of 126 planets. Although…
Jupiter’s icy moon may be the next place where humans find life, but first, they…
A new study reveals that magnesium oxide, a key mineral in planet formation, might be…
Planets form in disks of dust and gas called protoplanetary disks that whirl around a…
Integrating research on the spread of infectious diseases, the decline in biodiversity, and climate change…
New research led by Dr. Dijun Guo from the National Space Science Center at the…
The FORCAST instrument on SOFIA discovered water on asteroids that were previously considered dry. Scientists…
Scientists have discovered strike-slip faults on the icy moons of our solar system, similar to…
New study sheds light on the composition of the Earth’s earliest atmosphere. Understanding the atmospheric…
New experiments have called into question a popular explanation for the properties that give rise…
Enceladus, encased in a thick ice shell and surrounded by a vast ocean, is a…
Scientists have made history by recording the first audio of an extraterrestrial whirlwind on Mars,…
Its characteristics may help to explain certain discrepancies in the classification of near-Earth asteroids. When…
The crater was found in the province of Almeria. The first probable impact crater in…
Giant ridges on the surface of landslides on Mars could have formed without ice, challenging…
Study reports on search for an atmosphere around a planet somewhat similar to ours. Astronomers…