Solar System
How to Measure a Hot Jupiter
An international team of astronomers has figured out a way to determine details of an exoplanet's atmosphere from 50 light-years…
New Mineral Found in Meteorite is From Solar System’s Beginnings
Scientists have discovered a new mineral embedded in a meteorite that fell to Earth over 40 years ago, and it…
Mars Has Watery Insides, Just Like Earth
Researchers from the Carnegie Institution have found that water is present in surprisingly Earthlike amounts within Mars' mantle, based on…
Voyager 1 Breaking Through the Borders of the Solar System
After almost 35 years traveling at over 35,000 mph, the venerable (and still operational!) Voyager 1 spacecraft is truly breaking…
Mickey Mouse on Mercury?
This collection of craters, shaped not unlike the iconic head of a certain cartoon mouse, was imaged by NASA's MESSENGER…
Is It Time to Return to the Moon?
Humans haven't set foot on the Moon -- or any other world outside of our own, for that matter --…
On the Edge of Titan
[/caption] Here's a quick look at one of my favorite cosmic photo subjects - the varying layers of atmosphere that…
Was Pluto Ever REALLY a Planet?
Ever since the infamous 2006 reclassification of Pluto off the list of "official" planets (which had a rather incendiary effect…
How To Measure the Universe
Measuring distance doesn't sound like a very challenging thing to do -- just pick your standard unit of choice and…
ESA: Unveiling Venus
[/caption] With Venus about to get its day in the Sun -- very much literally -- the European Space Agency…