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Solar System

What would happen if all of the gas planets’ atmospheres were stripped away?

Not only would it have problems for the planets themselves, but the Solar System in general would be in trouble

FutureTech

Future Tech: Martian Airships

This NASA study has the aim of exploring the Red Planet with the help of empty balloons

Solar System

The strange case of missing lightning at Venus

The data collected by JAXA’s Venus orbiter, Akatsuki, has strangely not showed a single glimpse of lightning

Deep Space

NASA’s space telescope examines distant exoplanet’s rocky surface

This analysis has also revealed that the exoplanet LHS 3844b also does not have an atmosphere

Solar System

Could Jupiter get a new red spot?

We find out if it’s possible for the gas giant to grow another of its famous red blemishes

Solar System

Why does Venus look blue in some spacecraft images?

What is it about this terrestrial world’s atmosphere that gives it its unusual colour?

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…

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