What is it about this terrestrial world’s atmosphere that gives it its unusual colour?
Solar System
Solar System
Deep Space
What level of oxygen is indicative of life on an exoplanet?
We take a look at the atmospheres of some distant worlds to find out
Astronomy
Why are lunar eclipses red?
Why does the Moon sport a reddish tint during a lunar eclipse?
Solar System
How have Venus and Earth managed to keep their atmospheres?
Find out why only two of the inner planets have a shield from harmful space radiation
Solar System
Why do some meteorites create such huge craters?
How do space rocks make such large dents in celestial bodies?
Deep Space
Why does a gas planet not have a gas moon?
Do all moons have to be solid? Let’s find out.
Space Exploration
Why do spacecraft need heat shields to enter Earth but not to leave it?
The science of re-entry explained
Space Exploration
Will we ever be able to send humans to Jupiter?
We find out if we can make the gas giant and its moons destinations for future manned missions
Deep Space
Astronomers use car engines to investigate hot exoplanet atmospheres
The results of a collaboration between French astronomers and applied combustion experts have been presented at the European Week of Astronomy and Space Science (EWASS)
Solar System
Juno Update: Jupiter’s clouds delve deeper than expected
The latest scientific results from NASA’s Juno spacecraft unveil new information about the planets cloud tops, along with some amazing new images
Deep Space
Unveiling the atmospheres of the TRAPPIST-1 system
Three Earth-sized exoplanets orbiting TRAPPIST-1 lack hydrogen in their atmospheres, which could be a good sign for its habitability
News
Astronomers detect atmosphere around super-Earth
The exoplanet’s atmosphere could be rich in water and methane
News
Dwarf planet’s temporary atmosphere linked to Sun’s activity
It’s long been thought that Ceres may have a very weak, transient atmosphere, but mysteries lingered about its origin and why it’s not always present
News
Asteroids and dwarf planets could be camouflaged
The appearance of small bodies in the outer Solar System could be deceiving
News
Cassini starts ‘diving’ into Saturn’s rings ahead of grand mission finale
A thrilling ride is about to begin for NASA’s spacecraft…
News
Cassini spacecraft prepares for spectacular mission finale at Saturn
With the conclusion of the international mission set for September 2017, the spacecraft is poised to begin a thrilling two-part endgame
News
Astronomers find ‘impossible’ frozen cloud on Titan
The puzzling appearance of an ice cloud on Saturn’s largest moon could possibly be similar to one seen over Earth’s poles
News
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft begins its final year at Saturn
After more than 12 years studying the gas giant’s rings and moons, the spacecraft has entered the final year of its epic voyage
News
IceCube draws a blank on search for dark matter’s ‘ghost particle’
Failing to detect the elusive particle means we remain in the dark about the origin of why neutrinos have mass
News
Mars was much more Earth-like in its past than previously thought, Curiosity finds
Chemicals found in Martian rocks by the rover suggest the Red Planet once had more oxygen in its atmosphere than it does now