Planets - Page 47

December 11, 2017

NASA to make major announcement Thursday, will reveal new Kepler discovery

NASA has announced it will make an announcement surrounding a new discovery from its Kepler mission, a space telescope used to find exoplanets.

December 8, 2017

Early Earth took a heavy beating after the Moon was formed

Earth may have been bruised by the impact of more than one moon-size object early in its life.

December 7, 2017

'Super Earth' is discovered and it has perfect conditions for aliens

Scientists have discovered a supersized version of Earth that could host life on a distant galaxy.

December 6, 2017

Boost for odds of life? Jupiter moon Europa may have plate tectonics

The case for plate tectonics on Jupiter's ocean-harboring moon Europa keeps getting stronger.

December 5, 2017

Neptune's moon, Triton, is a homewrecker

Neptune's original family of satellites may have been destroyed when its largest moon, Triton, entered the picture.

December 4, 2017

Pluto, other faraway worlds may have buried oceans, shocking new study reveals

Our solar system may harbor many more potentially habitable worlds than scientists had thought.

November 30, 2017

Stellar storms may light up signs of life on alien planets

Stellar storms, or eruptions of material that are regularly spewed into space by stars, could help scientists search for potentially habitable environments on alien planets, according to a new study.

November 29, 2017

Rocket launch will prove Earth is flat, California man says

A California man intends to launch himself 1,800 feet high on Saturday in a home-built rocket to prove that astronauts faked the shape of the Earth.

November 29, 2017

Scorching-hot alien planet may have Earth-like atmosphere

A planet circling a star in the constellation Cancer might have an atmosphere similar to Earth's, but with dayside temperatures hot enough to melt titanium, a new study suggests.

November 22, 2017

Space dust could help life jump from planet to planet

It may not take an asteroid strike to transport life from one planet to another.