When dealing with large planets and small stars it can sometimes be hard to differentiate the two. Thankfully, brown dwarf stars might just be the divider we need.
Deep Space
Deep Space
Deep Space
Is there sound in space?
We find out the answer to this intriguing question
Solar System
What keeps Saturn’s rings in place?
We find out how Saturn is able to hold onto its stunning rings
Deep Space
Are brown dwarfs more like stars or planets?
Planets, stars or something entirely different? We take a look to see what brown dwarfs are
Astronomy
Astronomer proposes new definition of a planet
By adding these new constraints, astronomers should be able to differentiate between a large planet and a brown dwarf
Deep Space
The making of TRAPPIST-1’s Earth-sized planets uncovered
The system has seven planets as big as our world that orbit close to their star
News
FREE PREVIEW: All About Space issue 64
We go on a hunt for white holes in the latest issue of All About Space, out now!
News
Astronomers detect atmosphere around super-Earth
The exoplanet’s atmosphere could be rich in water and methane
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Cassini prepares to make ‘death plunge’ into Saturn’s atmosphere
In orbit around the ringed planet since 2004, the spacecraft is about to begin the final chapter of its remarkable story
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Giant Jupiter-like world reveals clues on how planets evolve
Astrophysicists have got a rare peek at a baby planetary system 300 light years away
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Space telescope ‘hears’ stellar heartbeat from a planetary companion
“Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we have discovered the first example of a planet that seems to be causing a heartbeat-like behaviour in its host star”
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Large telescope array measures seeds of newborn planets
Researchers using ALMA have, for the first time, achieved a precise size measurement of small dust particles around a young star
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Mystery solved! How Saturn got its rings
The new results also provide insight into the rings of other giant planets
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Giant rings around exoplanet found to turn the wrong way
Researchers who were previously involved in the discovery of a ringed alien world have now calculated that the giant rings may persist more than 100,000 years
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Possible water vapour plumes spotted erupting from Europa
Missions may be able to sample the Jupiter moon’s ocean without having to drill through miles of ice
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Formation site of giant ice planet discovered around nearby star
Astronomers have found signs of an alien world growing around TW Hydrae
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Super-Earth found in habitable zone of nearest star
The new world, around Proxima Centauri, has a temperature suitable for liquid water to exist on its surface
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Majority of Mercury’s volcanism died out 3.5 billion years ago
The findings add insight into the geological evolution of the small planet
News
Hubble image release: Spacecraft snaps ancient cosmic cluster
NGC 4833, captured in all its glory, is one of over 150 globular clusters known to reside within the Milky Way
News
Water likely to have existed under Ceres’ surface
Astronomers are discovering more intriguing information about the dwarf planet