Planets - Page 60

August 31, 2016

Mercury mystery solved: Scientists decode planet's weird surface

Mercury has a very diverse surface, with some areas boasting young-looking terrain and others that are heavily cratered, but scientists couldn't explain why the planet's surface had such stark

August 29, 2016

Juno just passed within 2,600 miles of Jupiter

Cruising at a breakneck speed of 130,000 miles per hour, Juno zipped around Jupiter on Saturday morning, passing as close as it will get to the massive gas giant throughout its main mission.

August 26, 2016

How we could visit the possibly Earth-like planet Proxima b

A potentially Earth-like planet has

August 24, 2016

New neighbor: Scientists discover closest habitable exoplanet

Scientists have discovered Proxima b, a rocky planet in orbit around Proxima, the star closest to our solar system. Experts are confident that the planet, which is just four light years away, could be habitable.

August 24, 2016

Alien megastructure? 'Tabby's star' continues to baffle scientists

Nearly a year after first making headlines around the world, "Tabby's star" is still guarding its secrets.

August 16, 2016

Does an Earth-like alien planet orbit the Sun's closest neighbor?

Astronomers have found a rocky and possibly Earth-like

August 12, 2016

Venus could have once been habitable, NASA says

Venus was theoretically able to support human life a very long time ago, a new NASA study reveals.

July 12, 2016

Stunning NASA image shows 'Morse code' dunes on Mars

NASA has released an image of dunes on Mars that bear a striking similarity to Morse code.

July 11, 2016

New 'large and bright' dwarf planet discovered in our solar system

Using a telescope at the top of Mauna Kea, Hawaii, scientists have discovered a new dwarf planet in our solar system, a body about 435 miles across that lacks a name and that researchers still know little about.

July 8, 2016

Juno broke a Guinness World Record: Fastest craft ever

Before NASA’s spacecraft Juno fired its engine on July 4 to slow it and place it in Jupiter’s orbit, the probe was zipping through space at a speed so fast it's hard to comprehend.