More Than Half Of The Surface Area Of Two New-found Planets May Be Water
Two planets that revolve around a small star located 218 light-years distant seem to be of a unique sort that…
Scientists Discover ‘Hellish’ Planet Covered In An Ocean Of Lava
Researchers have discovered that a nightmare world where boiling oceans, lava-filled clouds, and diamonds flood the planet’s core wasn’t always…
Keep Your Eyes On The Sky – Planets Align In A Rare Cosmic Event This Week
The most prominent object seen in the night sky during the month of June is not a star at all….
Jupiter And Venus Align In A Rare Planetary Show
This weekend, Jupiter and Venus will seem to be virtually touching each other in a unique celestial display. Celestial conjunction…
Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn Will Align In Rare Skywatching Event
Four planets will align in the early morning sky this month, giving early risers a once-in-a-lifetime experience. People will be…
Dying Stars may give Birth to Brand New Planets, According Latest Studies
When newborn stars form from a cloud of molecular hydrogen, they are surrounded by a disk of leftover material known…
Planets Capable of Sustaining Life Might Be Less Common Than Scientists Thought
Common “astronomical” sense tells us that the Galaxy, and not to mention the Universe in general, are teeming with life….
Cosmic Dust and Gas Stop Planets From Consuming Their Moons
Many of the planets spread across our Solar System feature an impressive amount of natural satellites, with Saturn being the…
New Method To Allow Researchers To Find Earth-Like Exoplanets
A new method will offer the ability to tell if a rocky exoplanet, the type of exoplanets that are deemed…
Large Number of Planets Could Orbit Around Supermassive Black Holes
Supermassive black holes remain some of the most awe-inspiring objects in our galaxy, and researchers continue to observe them in…