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November 22, 2017

A Van Gogh Jupiter: Planet's clouds swirl like a painting

NASA's Juno spacecraft captured a spectacular view of a monstrous Jupiter storm that resembles the swirling pastel clouds of a Vincent van Gogh painting.

November 17, 2017

Rogue planet could bring end of days this weekend, numerologists say

Here’s to hoping that you made plans for an epic weekend, because it may be our last.

November 15, 2017

Newly discovered planet could be home to alien life

The question "are we alone in the universe?" has bewildered mankind for eons as the search for alien life thus far has yielded no results. But science's latest discovery may give new hope on that front – and it could be closer than you think.

November 13, 2017

Dwarf planet Ceres may have had a global ocean in ancient past

Nestled in the asteroid belt, the dwarf planet Ceres contains water-rich materials that suggest it once boasted a global ocean in its distant past.

November 9, 2017

Mysterious object 13 times the size of Jupiter found

In the hostile environment of the ‘galactic bulge’ at the heart of our galaxy, scientists have spotted a planet so big it might not actually be a planet.

November 7, 2017

Oceans on Jupiter? Gas giants might start out as 'steam worlds'

Jupiter may not always have been a big ball of hydrogen and helium.

November 1, 2017

Bizarre Saturn hexagon, vortex star in Cassini photo

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has given us another great look at the odd hexagon and vortex that swirl around Saturn's north pole.

October 31, 2017

'Monster' planet discovery stuns scientists

Astronomers have discovered a planet the size of Jupiter orbiting a star that’s only half the size of the sun — a celestial phenomenon that contradicts theories of planet formation.

October 31, 2017

Stargazers find twenty new Earth-like planets that could host life

Stargazers have discovered 20 worlds "hiding in plain sight" which they believe could be habitable.

October 31, 2017

Sunscreen 'snow' falls on scorching-hot alien planet

The weirdness of exoplanets continues to amaze.