Webb Telescope Shows There Are More Rocky Planets in the Sky Than Dreamt of by Our Species
5 Dec 2023, 13:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A new study of James Webb Space Telescope findings point to rocky planets being able to form in much more extreme environments than previously believed
Earth-Like Alien World Is Drowning in Volcanos, But May Still Have Liquid Water
18 May 2023, 13:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A new planet about the size of Earth was discovered 90 light years away, one that may have water and shed new light on the volcanos' role in helping life
Webb Gets Clear View of Failed Star 40 Light Years Away, It Has People Awestruck
23 Mar 2023, 12:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Data from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals amazing things about a brown dwarf planet located 40 light years away from our planet
New Goldilocks Zone Earth-Like Planet Discovered in a System That Already Had One
11 Jan 2023, 13:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA astronomers discover the second Goldilocks Zone Earth-like planet in the same solar system, sadly to far away to tell us anything
James Webb Just Took a Picture of a Very Distant Planet, Far From Our Solar System
2 Sep 2022, 20:50 UTC · By: Angela Balaciu / Is there anything so far that the James Webb telescope cannot take a picture of? We are eager to discover the secrets of this universe
Spacecraft Gets Close to Mercury, Snaps Incredible Images of the Planet's Surface
27 Jun 2022, 12:37 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / During its second flyby, ESA/JAXA's BepiColombo managed to capture incredible close-up images of Mercury's crater-strewn surface
Dying Star Shreds Planetary System to Bits, It’s Now Eating Some Leftovers
16 Jun 2022, 12:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / New data based on Hubble observation was released, it shows what happens to planetary systems once their sun dies out and becomes a white dwarf
Astronomers Have Discovered More Than 5,000 Exoplanets in Our Galaxy
21 Mar 2022, 20:06 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA announced that astronomers have confirmed the exitence of more 5,000 exoplanets in our Milky Way galaxy - and the number is still growing
2022 Will Come With Four NASA Missions Set to Monitor Our Changing Planet
13 Dec 2021, 22:29 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / 2022 will be a busy year for NASA as the space agency is preparing to launch four missions that will monitor our planet and how it's changing
Airbus Awarded Multi-Million Contract to Build an Exoplanet-Hunting Spacecraft for ESA
8 Dec 2021, 00:41 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / ESA has awarded Airbus a € 200 million contract to design and build a spacecraft that will hunt planets located beyond our Solar System
Solar Orbiter Sees Venus Rising From Really Close, Planet Looks Like an Eclipsed Sun
13 Aug 2021, 15:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The joint American-European Solar Orbiter got within 4,967 miles (7,995 km) of the Venus surface and captured these incredible images
Two Spacecraft Are Set to Have a Double Meeting With Our Hellish Neighbour Venus
2 Aug 2021, 14:45 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The European Space Agency (ESA) is getting ready to witness a historic moment for space exploration: two spacecraft will have a double Venus flyby.
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Selected to Launch NASA Probe to Jupiter's Icy Moon
24 Jul 2021, 11:11 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA has announced that it has selected the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket as a launch vehicle for its future Europa Clipper interplanetary mission.
NASA InSight Lander Peeks Into Mars Core for the First Time, Reveals Surprise
23 Jul 2021, 08:23 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA InSight lander has revealed for the first time what Mars' interior looks like. Scientists were able to determine what depth and composition of the layers.
Venus Is the New Hotpot for Space Agencies,ESA to Send Probe to Study the Planet
13 Jun 2021, 12:52 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / ESA announced that will send an orbiter to study Venus. Th news came not even two weeks after NASA stated that it will send two missions to explore the planet.
NASA Wants to Know Why Venus Is so Inhospitable, Sends Two Missions Worth $500M
3 Jun 2021, 07:54 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / NASA plans to send two new missions on Venus by the end of 2030. They will study the planet's geology and atmosphere and will cost $500 million each
Earth Now Has Under 3 Percent of Land Areas With Intact Fauna
20 Apr 2021, 14:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A recently published study claims that "no more than 2.9% of the land surface can be considered to be faunally intact" on our planet
New Horizons Photo Reveals Peanut World Created by Cosmic Fender-Bender
3 Jan 2019, 12:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ultima Thule is a contact binary, looking as a conjoined celestial body comprised of two connected spheres 30 kilometers (19 miles) in diameter