Some planets 'death spiral' into their stars and scientists may now know why

Scientists may have discovered why the orbits of some planets decay, ultimately leaving these worlds to "death spiral" into their stars. This discovery may help astronomers spot which planets in star ... Read More

Planetary Sciences news

A team of astronomers and citizen scientists has discovered a planet ... standing mystery about decaying planetary orbits around stars like our sun. I first encountered the three-body problem ... Read More

Scientists say they’ve traced the origins of a potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid to the far side of the moon

Rare near-Earth asteroid Kamo’oalewa may have been created several million years ago when something slammed into the moon and sent a chunk of it flying into space. Read More

Elements Which Refuel Stars Found in Planetary Nebulae

A version of this article appears in the July 4, 1942 issue of Science News. Love our Health & Medicine stories? Our coverage would not be possible without the generous support of subscribers to ... Read More

Extrasolar Planets News

Jan. 14, 2024 — Astronomers have discovered a planet closer and younger than any other Earth ... first known exomoons. A new study now comes to a different ... Discovery of Planet Too Big for ... Read More

Jupiter News

Oct. 31, 2023 — Giant gas planets can be agents of chaos, ensuring nothing lives on their Earth ... found the coldest star yet emitting at these long wave lengths. Understanding the science ... Read More

Has a new planet has been discovered in our Solar System

Recent compelling research supports the existence of an elusive planet at the fringes of our Solar System. Read More

Hot Jupiters: Insights from a new study explain their orbital decay

Hot Jupiters are giant gaseous exoplanets with sizes and masses roughly similar to those of Jupiter. However, they are located much closer to the star around which they revolve, and their orbits ... Read More

Scientists discover remains of a 'buried planet' deep within the Earth

A so-called buried planet was discovered by scientists last year and scientists hope proves the theory that planet Theia once crashed into Earth ... Read More

First Details on Java Skull

A version of this article appears in the October 16, 1926 issue of Science News. Love our Health & Medicine stories? Our coverage would not be possible without the generous support of subscribers ... Read More

Astronomy and planetary science articles from across Nature Portfolio

Astronomy and planetary science are the study of objects and phenomena that occur beyond the Earth’s atmosphere ... offers clues about when the first galaxies emerged and sheds light on how ... Read More

Researchers found the planet's deepest under-ocean sinkhole — and it's so big, they can't get to the bottom

And now, researchers say they've found the deepest one yet on the planet – one ... it was far bigger that first thought. "The TJBH is now the deepest blue hole discovered to date, exhibiting ... Read More