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New Way of Probing Exoplanet Atmospheres
June 27, 2012 — For the first time a new technique has allowed astronomers to study the atmosphere of an exoplanet in detail -- even though it does not pass in front of its parent star. Astronomers have used ESO's ... > full story -
Mapping Volcanic Heat on Jupiter's Moon Io
June 10, 2012 — A new study finds that the pattern of heat coming from volcanoes on Io's surface disposes of the generally-accepted model of internal heating. The heat pouring out of Io's hundreds of erupting ... > full story -
Arctic Bacteria Help in the Search to Find Life on Jupiter's Moon Europa
May 30, 2012 — In a fjord in Canada, scientists have found a landscape similar to one of Jupiter's icy moons: Europa. It consists of a frozen and sulfurous environment, where sulfur associated with Arctic bacteria ... > full story -
NASA's Juno Spacecraft Images Big Dipper
May 12, 2012 — In England it is known as the "Plough," in Germany the "Great Cart," and in Malaysia the "Seven Ploughs." Since humanity first turned its eyes skyward, the seven northern hemisphere stars that ... > full story -
Looking for Earths by Looking for Jupiters
May 7, 2012 — In the search for Earth-like planets, it is helpful to look for clues and patterns that can help scientist narrow down the types of systems where potentially habitable planets are likely to be ... > full storyMore: -
Record-Breaking Radio Waves Discovered from Ultra-Cool Star
April 30, 2012 — Astronomers have discovered flaring radio emissions from an ultra-cool star that is not much warmer than the planet Jupiter, shattering the previous record for the lowest temperature at which radio ... > full story -
Uranus Auroras Glimpsed from Earth
April 13, 2012 — For the first time, scientists have captured images of auroras above the giant ice planet Uranus, finding further evidence of just how peculiar a world that distant planet is. Detected by means of ... > full story -
Jupiter Helps Halley’s Comet Give Us More Spectacular Meteor Displays
March 27, 2012 — The dramatic appearance of Halley's comet in the night sky has been observed and recorded by astronomers since 240 BC. Now a study shows that the orbital influences of Jupiter on the comet and the ... > full story -
Geologic Map of Jupiter's Moon Io Details an Otherworldly Volcanic Surface
March 19, 2012 — More than 400 years after Galileo's discovery of Io, the innermost of Jupiter's largest moons, a team of scientists has produced the first complete global geologic map of the Jovian ... > full story -
Cassini Spies Wave Rattling Jet Stream on Jupiter
March 13, 2012 — New movies of Jupiter are the first to catch an invisible wave shaking up one of the giant planet's jet streams, an interaction that also takes place in Earth's atmosphere and influences the weather. ... > full story
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