Since this past September, Saturn’s been the best planet to enjoy through even a small telescope, even though its ring system ...
Scientists who work on long-term climate patterns usually stay close to Earth. The data is here, the records are clearer, and ...
Since this past September, Saturn’s been the best planet to enjoy through even a small telescope, even though its ring system ...
The comet was discovered in its final stage before impact. As luck would have it, NASA had a probe on its way to Jupiter, ...
In a new study, scientists used advanced computer models to peer beneath Jupiter's dense swirling cloud tops and tackle a ...
On Earth, deep-sea vents may have given rise to the planet’s first life. But nothing of the sort seems to be happening at the ...
"Without Mars, Earth's orbit would be missing major climate cycles. What would humans and other animals even look like if Mars weren't there?" ...
Jupiter is old. Like 4.5 billion years old. It started as a swirling disk of gas and dust that formed into a pretty big ...
Scientists have measured that Jupiter releases more internal heat than it absorbs from the Sun, based on observations of its structure, rotation, and atmospheric behavior.
A new study is skeptical that life could still be present on Jupiter's moon Europa, where a NASA spacecraft launched in ...
A study has cast doubt on the idea that Jupiter's moon Europa, where NASA has sent a spacecraft, could have conditions to ...
Europa’s buried ocean has made it one of the most exciting places to search for life beyond Earth. However, new calculations suggest its seafloor may be calm, cold, and largely inactive, with little ...