Planets - Page 59

November 2, 2016

Moon had a dramatic, explosive history, study says

A new model for how the moon formed in the distant past suggests a violent collision that altered the Earth’s tilt and spin rate.

October 28, 2016

15 months later, NASA's Pluto probe sends back last bit of data

Talk about a long download time.

October 20, 2016

Clouds on Pluto? Dwarf planet's weather gets weirder

Scientists may have spotted more than a half dozen clouds in Pluto's hazy atmosphere, researchers announced Tuesday.

October 12, 2016

Scientists study 'Death Star' to save Earth

Computerized modeling of Mars’ moon Phobos has a connection with keeping the Earth safe from asteroids, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory announced.

October 12, 2016

New dwarf planet discovered billions of miles from the sun

Welcome to the solar system, 2014 UZ224.

September 26, 2016

NASA sees evidence of water vapor plumes shooting out of Europa

Water vapor plumes estimated to be as tall as 125 miles are possibly erupting into space from the surface of Europa, a moon around Jupiter, NASA announced on Monday.

September 22, 2016

Scientists discover a large planet orbiting two stars

Astronomers have discovered a planet orbiting two stars 8,000 light years from Earth, NASA announced on Thursday.

September 15, 2016

Scientists solve mystery of Charon's big red patch

Scientists have solved the mystery of the red patch on Pluto’s moon Charon, and discovered that the culprit was actually the dwarf planet itself.

September 6, 2016

NASA's Juno spacecraft sends back first detailed images of Jupiter

Scientists have reported exciting new discoveries about Jupiter after NASA’s Juno spacecraft sent a trove of images of the planet taken during a trek from its north to south poles late last month.

September 3, 2016

NASA spacecraft beams back incredible images of Jupiter

A NASA spacecraft has captured the best views of Jupiter yet, revealing turbulent storms in the north pole.