Planet News

Mysterious Pull On Cassini Probe May Help Find Planet Nine

Small perturbations in the orbit of the Cassini probe provide further evidence for the existence of Planet Nine.

8 years ago

Kuiper Belt Objects Point The Way To Planet 9

A new study from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory has indicated that the extreme eccentricity of distant KBOs could point…

8 years ago

India’s MOM Publishes Amazing Mars Images

Science—like literature and the arts—helps nations cooperate together, even when they're in conflict politically. The USA and Russia are in…

8 years ago

Search Narrows For Planet Nine

US astronomers announced last month they may have found a ninth planet beyond Neptune, but conceded they had no idea…

8 years ago

First Super-Earth Atmosphere Detected

Exotic "Diamond Planet" gets even more exotic with the discovery of a hydrogen-rich atmosphere.

8 years ago

Saturn’s Rings Continue to Surprise Scientists

If you try to apply simple common sense to how Saturn's rings really work you're going to be sorely mistaken:…

8 years ago

Astronomers Find Theoretical Evidence for Distant Gas Giant Planet in Our Solar System

The astronomer known worldwide for vigorously promoting the demotion of Pluto from its decades long perch as the 9th Planet,…

8 years ago

New Dwarf Planet is Most Distant Object Yet Observed in our Solar System

It has been estimated that there may be hundreds of dwarf planets in the Kuiper belt and Oort Cloud of…

8 years ago

A New “Mathematical” Definition Proposed for What Constitutes a Planet

In the current (heated) debate of what constitutes a planet, it seems everyone can agree at least one thing: The…

8 years ago

ExoMars Heads to the Red Planet in 2016

The 2016 launch window for Mars missions is fast approaching along with opposition, and ESA is refining its target window…

9 years ago