A vast alien planet has blistering winds racing around its equator at nearly 30 times the speed of sound on Earth. Lisa Nortmann at the University of Göttingen, Germany, and her colleagues used ...

If a planet is visible from the night side of Earth, it’s always seen along an imaginary path through the sky called the ecliptic. This is the plane of the solar system. The ecliptic can easily ...

Though scientists aren't sure how the lithosphere came to be divided into plates, certain aspects of Earth's geology keep the plate tectonic engine chugging along. For a planet to sustain plate ...

These six planets form a breathtaking arc across the night sky, making up what is known as a ‘planet parade ... There are eight planets in the solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, ...

this far-off planet looks bright blue. But any space traveller confusing it with the friendly skies of Earth would be badly mistaken. “The weather on this world is deadly." HD 189733 b is a ...

It's called HD 189733 b, and is around 11% bigger than Jupiter. From the outside, it looks like a bright blue planet – almost Earth-like – but that conceals the deadly conditions within.

Subscribe today. It’s a great year for planet-watching. In addition to this week’s stellar views of Mars, stargazers can admire multiple “planet parades”—the simultaneous appearance of ...

Potential patches of Earth's ancient crust, sometimes called "sunken worlds," may have just been discovered deep within the mantle, thanks to a new way of mapping the inside of our planet.

And there's a pretty decent chance you can see it. Called C/2024 G3 Atlas, the sub-zero icy space rock is set to be visible from planet Earth in the next week. First spotted back in April 2014 by ...

It’s an apt expression for the planet Mars these days. With the red planet moving in for its closest approach to Earth for the rest of this decade, NASA officials are wishing it could be just a ...

Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will each take a star turn in the night sky in January (Mars will be its closest to Earth of the year ... "These multi-planet viewing opportunities aren't super ...