The Milky contains billions of Habitable Planets
A new study claims that the Milky Way is home to billions of planets positioned at the ‘habitable zone.’
Bizarre Bright Spots on Ceres
Astronomers puzzled by ‘bright spots’ on surface of dwarf planet Ceres, as NASA’s Dawn spacecraft gets closer to being captured into orbit around the object.
Venus and Mercury at Sunset
The inner planets Venus and Mercury in this beautiful image, can never wander far from the Sun in Earth’s sky. Image © Tamas Ladanyi
Closer than ever to discover Earth’s Twin
NASA’s Kepler Marks 1,000th Exoplanet discovery. Discovers more small worlds in Habitable Zones of other planetary systems.
Super-Earths have very long-lasting Oceans
New research shows that oceans on super-Earths, planets with two to four times the mass of Earth, once established, can last for billions of years.