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Planets May 4, 2020

Newly discovered exoplanet has three times the mass of Jupiter

A newly-discovered exoplanet more than 1,200 light-years from Earth has three times the mass of Jupiter and is the new "king" of its solar system.

Planets April 21, 2020

'Disappearing' exoplanet may have never existed, scientists believe

More than 4,000 exoplanets have been found as of April 2020, but one that was "discovered" in 2004 may not actually be a planet at all. It could just be space dust.

Uranus April 7, 2020

Scientists believe they discovered the 'smoking gun' that changed Uranus forever

Uranus was hit by a mysterious space object shortly after the planet formed,聽causing it聽to tilt approximately 98 degrees, compared to the plane of the Solar System. Now, researchers believe they have discovered what impacted the ice giant.

Mercury March 25, 2020

Life on Mercury? It's possible, study suggests

Even though it currently has temperatures approaching 800 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and nearly -300 degrees at night, a聽new study suggests there is a small chance that the planet Mercury could have supported life.

Innovation March 24, 2020

Satellite images and artificial intelligence used in search for Vietnam War-era unexploded bombs

Researchers at Ohio State University have harnessed satellite images and sophisticated artificial intelligence technology to search for unexploded bombs from the Vietnam War.

Jupiter March 17, 2020

Jupiter's mysterious Great Red Spot is shrinking, but not how you'd expect

Jupiter's聽Great Red Spot (GRS) has fascinated researchers for nearly 200 years, having been continuously observed since 1830. A new study suggests that the clouds are shrinking, but not in ways researchers might expect.

SCIENCE March 16, 2020

5 interesting facts about the moon

The moon has been the Earth's companion in the Solar System for almost 5聽billion years. It is聽the only place beyond Earth where humans have set foot.

Astronomy March 14, 2020

'Iron rain' discovered on distant planet, scientists reveal

An international team of astronomers has discovered an exoplanet where it 鈥渞ains iron.鈥�

Planets March 13, 2020

Planet 9 discovery gets closer as astronomers discover 139 'minor planets' past Neptune

Astronomers are getting closer to discovering the elusive and mysterious Planet Nine after 139 "minor planets,"聽were discovered past Neptune's orbit.

Planets March 2, 2020

Student finds 17 new exoplanets, including one that's almost the size of Earth

An astronomy student from the University of British Columbia has discovered 17 new exoplanets, including one that is roughly the same size as Earth.

Planets March 2, 2020

How the solar system formed

How did the planets in the solar system come to be?