Red dwarf stars are the most common kind of star in our neighbourhood, and probably in the Milky Way. Because…
The ultra-powerful James Webb Space Telescope will launch soon. Once it's deployed, and in position at the Earth-Sun Lagrange Point…
Mars is an arid place, and aside from a tiny amount of water vapour in the atmosphere, all water exists…
200 light years away, “super earth” exoplanet K2-141b orbits a star so closely that its "year" is only 7 hours…
In September, a team of scientists reported finding phosphine in the upper atmosphere of Venus. Phosphine can be a biomarker…
Does it feel like all eyes are on Venus these days? The discovery of the potential biomarker phosphine in the…
The discovery of phosphine in Venus' atmosphere has generated a lot of interest. It has the potential to be a…
The detection of phosphine in Venus' atmosphere was one of those quintessential moments in space science. It was an unexpected…
Scientists have learned a lot about the atmospheres on various worlds in our Solar System simply from planetary sunrises or…
Newborn exoplanets can have a tough life. They may form an atmosphere, but that atmosphere can be doomed. Their stars…