Our Nearest Exoplanet could Host Life
Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Sun, has a planet in the habitable zone, with potential life-supporting conditions.
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Giant Storms on Neptune
This composite picture shows images of storms on Neptune from the Hubble Space Telescope (left) and the Voyager 2 spacecraft (right).
The Many Mysteries of Ultima Thule
Ultima Thule, the farthest object ever explored is slowly revealing its secrets, as scientists piece together the puzzles.
New evidence in the existence of the Planet Nine
Three years after hypothesizing of a Ninth Planet in the solar system, the researchers behind the theory present further arguments in favor its existence.
Most Powerful Ion Drive ever to Blast a Spacecraft
BepiColombo, the joint ESA/JAXA spacecraft on a mission to Mercury, is now firing its Ion Drive thrusters for the first time in flight.
Should we build a Lighthouse to make Contact with Aliens?
Existing laser technology could be fashioned into Earth’s “porch light” to attract aliens.
Jupiter’s baffling Magnetic Field
Jupiter has the strongest and different planetary magnetic field in our Solar System.
An Object right between Planet and Star
Astronomers detect for the first time possible extrasolar planetary-mass, at boundary between giant planet and brown dwarf.
First-Ever Direct Picture of a Planet Being Born
Astronomers have captured for the first time an image of a baby exoplanet, through the disc of dust that surrounds its star.
Diamond Clouds shimmering around Distant Stars
The mysterious ‘glow’ in the Milky Way that has baffled astronomers for decades, may caused by clouds filled with diamonds that surround distant stars.