A new study modeled the chemistry of TOI-270 d, an exoplanet between Earth and Neptune in size, finding evidence that it could be a giant rocky planet shrouded in a thick, hot atmosphere. TOI-270 d is ...

Scientists thought they saw a distant star swallow a planet for the first time ever. But new observations from the James Webb ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) just released some new snapshots from its Mars Express orbiter that detail the dynamic ...

Meet the author: Dr. Phil Plait is an astronomer, author, and science communicator with a PhD in astronomy at the University ...

It was a beautiful summer evening in Western Colorado. The Sun had just set and our bright sister planet was just starting to ...

The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) captured a stunning view of Earth’s western hemisphere, with white clouds and snow, deep blue oceans, and green and brown continents. NASA ...

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have run new calculations, suggesting that Venus' outer crust could be experiencing convection—a process where heated material rises and cooler ...

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Venus may be far more geologically alive than anyone expected. New research suggests its outer crust could be churning with ...

Convection processes beneath Venus' scorched surface may help explain the planet's many volcanoes, a new study reports.

While NASA has thankfully ruled out any chance of the asteroid hitting the Eart , new observations using the James Webb Space ...

The cosmic sky of April sees your planetary lord Sun getting exalted. It will be good on most counts. However, at the same ...