It collided with Jupiter in 1994, but Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 apparently still has things to teach us about the largest planet in the Solar System. A new analysis of the impact traces …
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If you thought the Northern Lights were uncommon for us Earthlings, you might want to think again. Those beautiful colors most visible in the Arctic and Antarctica are not only found on …
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Just as Earth has spectacular auroras, so other planets in the Solar System have their own versions of the atmospheric light show. Jupiter, in fact, has the most powerful auroras in the …
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Just over six years ago, a hurricane-like storm began to brew over us in space and we knew nothing different. Now, years later, scientists suggest they have obtained evidence for what they …
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If you are getting sick and tired of the Earth, you may not need to wait longer for a trip off-planet. A recently published study by Finnish astrophysicist Pika Janhune states that …
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About 212 light years from Earth, a gas giant light to be named the “super-puff” or “cotton candy” planet, is extremely close to its host star. Exoplanet So light, it is left …
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Out there, somewhere in the universe, someone may now have a black hole in the center of the galaxy. In a journal published by the American Astronomical Society, scientists have considered the …
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The 2021 fiscal NASA funding section of the recently passed omnibus spending bill went almost unnoticed, a provision that would appear to exempt the upcoming Europa Clipper mission from the Space Launch …
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It does not include Uranus that there is an internet ménage à trois. Thought 2020 “double planet” was impressive? This weekend, Stargazers can see Mercury, Jupiter, and Saturn as part of a …
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