July 21, 2022 — Because it's bigger, Jupiter ought to have larger, more spectacular rings than Saturn has. But new research shows Jupiter's massive moons prevent that vision from lighting up the night ...
June 21, 2022 — A new study describes how unique populations of craters on two of Saturn's moons could help indicate the satellites' age and the conditions of their formation. Using data from NASA's Cassini mission, ...
May 31, 2022 — Astronomers may now understand why the similar planets Uranus and Neptune are different colors. Researchers have now developed a single atmospheric model that matches observations of both planets. ...
Oct. 14, 2021 — Not all ice is the same. The solid form of water comes in more than a dozen different - sometimes more, sometimes less crystalline - structures, ...
Sep. 30, 2021 — A new study finds that next-generation telescopes used to see exoplanets could confuse Earth-like planets with other types of planets in the same solar ...
May 26, 2021 — Laboratory experiments allow insights into the processes under the extreme pressure and temperature conditions of distant ...
Mar. 31, 2021 — Astronomers have detected X-rays from Uranus using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This result may help scientists learn more about this enigmatic ice giant planet in our solar ...
Jan. 21, 2021 — Scientists have just shown that the influence of Saturn's satellites can explain the tilt of the rotation axis of the gas giant. Their work also predicts that the tilt will increase even further over ...
