Scientists have achieved a groundbreaking milestone by creating the first-ever 3D map of an atmosphere on a planet outside ...

Astronomers for the first time have deciphered the three-dimensional structure of the atmosphere of a planet beyond our solar ...

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In January 2025, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all visible in the night sky. And in February, 2025, ...

The gas giant WASP-121b, also known as Tylos, has an atmospheric structure unlike any we have ever seen, and the fastest ...

The controversy endures over Pluto's true status, but the solar system underdog continues to capture hearts across the globe.

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High-pressure experiments generated the first direct observation of plastic ice, which has qualities of both crystalline ice and liquid water.

"It feels like something out of science fiction," said European Southern Observatory astrophysicist Julia Victoria Seidel.

Scientists say that the new 3D understanding of the planet represents a major breakthrough for our understanding of the ...

Researchers have peered into the atmosphere of planet WASP-121b and found its climate is stranger than anyone imagined.