Jupiter’s atmosphere has plenty of distinct features, including lightning and the Great Red Spot. But the underlying processes that drive…
WASP-76b is an ultra-hot Jupiter about 640 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pisces. A few years ago it…
TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) has found a new planet, and the discovery of this sub-Neptune exoplanet has scientists excited…
There are hurricanes in space. Researchers looking through archival data found evidence of a previously unobserved phenomenon — a giant…
Upcoming telescopes will give us more power to search for biosignatures on all the exoplanets we've found. Much of the…
In September, a team of scientists reported finding phosphine in the upper atmosphere of Venus. Phosphine can be a biomarker…
Does it feel like all eyes are on Venus these days? The discovery of the potential biomarker phosphine in the…
The discovery of phosphine in Venus' atmosphere has generated a lot of interest. It has the potential to be a…
The detection of phosphine in Venus' atmosphere was one of those quintessential moments in space science. It was an unexpected…
Modern astronomical telescopes are extraordinarly powerful. And we keep making them more powerful. With telescopes like the Extremely Large Telescope…