Water is common, yet scarce, in exoplanets
New finding challenges current theories of planet formation and has implications for the search for water in the solar system and beyond.
A team of...
Scientists figure out how dust particles form planets
Scientists may have figured out how dust particles can stick together to form planets, according to a Rutgers co-authored study that may also help...
How Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus got its tiger stripes
Saturn's icy moon Enceladus is of great interest to scientists due to its subsurface ocean, making it a prime target for those searching for...
Parker Solar Probe’s first discoveries: Odd phenomena in space weather, solar wind
Last summer, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe split the predawn skies in a blaze of light as it headed closer to the sun than any...
Researchers find new way to search for life on exoplanets
A Cornell senior has come up with a way to discern life on exoplanets loitering in other cosmic neighborhoods: a spectral field guide.
Zifan Lin...
NASA’s Parker probe traces solar wind to its source on sun’s surface
A year ago, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe flew closer to the sun than any satellite in history, collecting a spectacular trove of data from...
Scientists find first giant planet around white dwarf
Researchers using ESO's Very Large Telescope have, for the first time, found evidence of a giant planet associated with a white dwarf star.
The planet...
Metal-rich stars not necessarily make metal-rich planets, shows new study
Unraveling this surprising discrepancy could reveal new details about the planet formation process.
A surprising analysis of the composition of gas giant exoplanets and their...
Scientists catch a natural comet outburst in unprecedented detail
Using data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers at the University of Maryland (UMD), in College Park, Maryland, have captured a clear...
Space travel can make the gut leaky
Bacteria, fungi, and viruses can enter our gut through the food we eat.
Fortunately, the epithelial cells that line our intestines serve as a robust...