‘Mind Blowing’ Trojan Planet Suspected of Sharing the Same Orbit as Its Sibling
A group of radio telescopes in the Chilean desert was aimed at a young star system 400 light years away when it detected something unusual: a cloud of debris chasing…
Astronomers Baffled by ‘Planet That Shouldn’t Exist’
The search for planets outside our Solar System – exoplanets – is one of the most rapidly growing fields in astronomy. Over the past few decades, more than 5,000 exoplanets…
Four Moons Circling Uranus May Be Sopping Wet
New scrutiny of Uranus’ largest moons suggest the bodies may contain ocean layers that could be dozens of miles deep. What Is Planet Nine and Why Can’t We Find It?…
Suck It, Saturn: Jupiter Now Officially Has Most Moons in the Solar System
Jupiter, the reigning moon king.Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Jupiter is a superstar in our solar system. It’s the biggest, it’s wonderfully gassy, and it now has the most documented moons, clocking in…