June 24, 2023 James Webb Space Telescope diminishes possibility of life on distant exoplanet Data from NASA's James Webb Telescope shows that the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 c has either zero or very little atmosphere and the possibility of life is slim.
June 18, 2023 NASA’s Juno spacecraft captures photo of lightning glow on Jupiter during close fly-by of gas giant world NASA on Thursday released a photo of lightning on Jupiter's north pole taken by the spacecraft Juno during an orbiting mission in 2020.
June 18, 2023 Moon in solar system has elements needed to support life: scientists Scientists studying data collected by NASA's Cassini mission found Saturn's moon Enceladus has the necessary materials to make it habitable.
May 27, 2023 NASA researchers make observation of Uranus polar cyclone in first photos Using ground-based telescopes to examine radio waves, NASA scientists have found strong evidence of a polar cyclone on the ice giant Uranus for the first time.
May 16, 2023 NASA’s Juno spacecraft will fly by Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io In the latest of more than 50 flybys, NASA's Juno spacecraft is slated to pass Jupiter's volcanic moon Io on Tuesday. The agency said this will be the closest flyby to date.
May 5, 2023 The rings of Saturn are falling in on the planet as icy rain, scientists say Scientists say that Saturn's rings are falling in on the planet as icy rain due to the gas giant's intense gravity. Saturn's rings are made of pieces of comets, asteroids or moons.
May 4, 2023 Astronomers see ancient sun-like star devouring planet for the first time – and possibly Earth's fate For the first time, astronomer have observed the first direct evidence of a dying and ancient sun-like star devouring an exoplanet – a possible window into our solar system's future.
April 25, 2023 Black holes seen grabbing wayward stars in 3D simulation At Northwestern University, astrophysicists conducted a simulation in which black holes can be seen "taking bites" out of stars — then spitting out the remains "like messy toddlers." Check out this mesmerizing video showing 3D computer simulations!
April 17, 2023 Planets quiz! How well do you know these fun facts about our solar system? Earth Day is April 22 — think you know the planets? Test your knowledge of the solar system in this fun and engaging lifestyle quiz — and see how well you do!
April 12, 2023 Europe's JUICE mission will explore Jupiter system, planet's ocean-bearing moons The European Space Agency's JUICE spacecraft is slated to launch on Thursday to study the gas giant Jupiter and its three ocean-bearing moons in new detail.
