“Monster Planet” Discovered, Makes Scientists Rethink Theories of Planetary Formation
The discovery of a Jupiter-sized planet around a red dwarf star has caused astronomers to rethink some of their theories…
That’s Strange. Jupiter’s Northern and Southern Auroras Pulse Independently
Using data from the Juno probe and X-ray observatories. an international team of astronomers noticed that auroras on Jupiter operate…
Exoplanet-Hunting Survey Discovers Three More Giant Alien Worlds!
Using data from the SuperWASP survey, an international team of astronomers has identified two new "hot Saturns" and one "Super-Neptune".
Spectacular SpaceX Falcon 9 KoreaSat Launch Lights Space Coast Sky with Halloween Eve Glow, Booster Lands at Sea
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - SpaceX delivered a spectacular Halloween eve delight with today’s Falcon 9 launch of a Korean…
New Research Says “Levitating” Sands Explain how Mars Got its Landscape
A new study by an international team of scientists has indicated how a different form of water transport called "levitation"…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 463: Pareidolia and the Moon
The man in the moon, the pyramids on Mars. Every cloud, ever. Humans have a tendency to pattern match when…
Astronomers Find Comets Orbiting a Star 800 Light-Years Away
Thanks to the efforts of a team of professional and amateur astronomers, the first extra-solar comets have been observed.
Superb Weather Forecast for SpaceX Halloween Eve Launch and Landing from Florida with 1st Korean Satellite: Watch Live
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - After seemingly endless bouts of damaging rain squalls and flooding, Florida is at last living…
Wow! Asteroid/Dwarf Planet Ceres Once had an Ocean?
Two new studies produced by the Dawn mission team have shown that the protoplanet may have once had an ocean,…
Astronomers Start Mapping the Structure of the Far Side of the Milky Way
Thanks to a new study by an international team of astronomers, we now have the tools we need to map…