July 23, 2018 Young star may be devouring a planet Researchers at NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory may have watched a young star devouring a planet.
July 19, 2018 Most stars with Jupiter's have giant Super-Earths The solar system is more and more like a space oddity — Jupiter-like planets are more common around stars that also host giant-size versions of our planet, while our solar system possesses Jupiter but no such "super-Earth," a new study finds.
July 19, 2018 Twin exoplanets look alike, act alike … but have completely different origins The exoplanets that scientists have identified so far are a pretty eclectic bunch — which is why astronomers were surprised when they realized that a newly spotted planet looked awfully familiar.
July 17, 2018 Titan occultation may give astronomers clues about Saturn's biggest moon Astronomers in Australia are eager for a special celestial alignment this week that could tell them more about one of the most intriguing candidates for hosting life beyond Earth.
July 17, 2018 12 new moons found orbiting Jupiter, but one of them is an 'oddball' Scientists have discovered 12 previously unknown moons orbiting Jupiter, and one of them is a real oddball.
July 16, 2018 Mercury's crust might be thinner than anyone thought After NASA's Mercury Surface, Space Environment and Geochemistry Ranging (MESSENGER) mission ended in 2015, the crust of the solar system's innermost planet was thought to be roughly 22 miles (35 kilometers) thick. However, one scientist now disagrees.
July 16, 2018 Celebrating 40 years of Pluto's largest moon, Charon Today, Pluto is known to sport five moons.
July 13, 2018 Europa’s buried ocean could rise to the surface Beneath the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa lies a massive liquid ocean — and one new animation shows how this subsurface water could move to the moon's surface.
July 12, 2018 Nearby alien planet may be capable of supporting life One of the nearest exoplanets to Earth may be a decent abode for life.
July 10, 2018 This exoplanet is so hot, it's 'boiling off' its atmosphere The hottest known exoplanet is so hot that its atmosphere is "boiling off" and the escaping gas is being captured by its nearby host star, a new study shows.
