Planetary Formation

Rogue Planets Can Find Homes Around Other Stars

[/caption] As crazy as it sounds, free-floating rogue planets have been predicted to exist for quite some time and just…

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[/caption] Could the number of wandering planets in our galaxy – planets not orbiting a sun -- be more than…

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[/caption] Recent images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera provide evidence that the lunar crust may be pulling apart in…

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[/caption] As we learned in science class in school, the Earth has a molten interior (the outer core) deep beneath…

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[/caption] Exoplanet discoveries are happening at a frenetic pace, and some of the latest newly discovered worlds are sometimes described…

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[/caption] The search for extraterrestrial life outside our Solar System is currently focused on extrasolar planets within the 'habitable zones'…

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[/caption] In less than three days, NASA will deliver a double barreled New Year’s package to our Moon when an…

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[/caption]Some of you may know, we recently launched a new "Ask" feature here at Universe Today. Our inaugural launch features…

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[/caption] Jupiter, the largest and most massive planet in our solar system, may be its own worst enemy. It turns…

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[/caption] NASA’s Dawn Asteroid Orbiter successfully spiraled down today to the closest orbit the probe will ever achieve around the…

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