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Planets May 8, 2018

Jupiter in opposition: Planet will appear bigger, brighter on Tuesday

You won't need binoculars to catch this shiny display: Jupiter will be at its biggest and brightest Tuesday night.

Planets April 24, 2018

Uranus discovery fulfills cosmic punchline

Scientists using the huge telescope on Hawaii's Mauna Kea volcano have discovered the world's most obvious space joke.

Planets April 24, 2018

Saturn may be the missing piece in the puzzle of Jupiter's moons

Saturn may have played a key role in the birth of Jupiter's largest moons, a new study finds.

Planets April 23, 2018

No way out? Aliens on 'Super-Earth' planets may be trapped by gravity

"Super-Earth" planets are giant-size versions of Earth, and some research has suggested that they're more likely to be habitable than Earth-size worlds. But a new study reveals how difficult it would be for any aliens on these exoplanets to explore space.

Planets April 17, 2018

Exoplanet exploration: The search continues for new, exciting worlds

Thousands of fascinating new worlds have been discovered beyond our own solar system, ranging from supersize gas giant planets to small rocky bodies — and the search continues to better understand these distant worlds.

Planets April 17, 2018

Life on Venus? Why it's not an absurd thought

STANFORD, Calif. — Venus shouldn't be dismissed as a possible abode for life, some scientists stress.

Planets April 16, 2018

New planets may be forming around young nearby stars, dusty disks suggest

Diverse disks of dusty material have been spotted around nearby young stars, suggesting new planets are sprouting up around the alien stars.

Planets April 13, 2018

'Superflares' may make it hard for life to thrive on Earth's nearest exoplanet

The nearest exoplanet to Earth may get hit hard by damaging ultraviolet radiation, making it tough for life to survive there, a new study suggests.

Planets April 9, 2018

'Jupiter Triangle' to shine bright in April's night sky

Planet Jupiter is going to delight stargazers with a rare show in April when it forms the bottom of a triangle, connecting two of the brightest stars in the solar system -- Arcturus and Spica.

Planets April 9, 2018

Alien atmospheres cooked up in lab may aid exoplanet search

While telescopes in space can scan the sky without interference from Earth's clouds, they still run into problems from hazes on other planets.

NASA April 3, 2018

NASA’s next planet hunter is ready to find undiscovered worlds

Scheduled for launch this month, NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) will embark on a two-year mission to seek out new exoplanets close to Earth and, possibly, even evidence of extraterrestrial life.