What are the Hot jupiters?
Hot Jupiters are a class of gas giant exoplanets that are inferred to be physically similar to Jupiter but that…
Dark matter could be destroying itself inside the bellies of exoplanets
In the continuing search for dark matter in our universe, scientists believe they have found a unique and powerful detector:…
Finding Methone
Methone is a small moon of Saturn that was discovered in 2004 from images taken by the Cassini spacecraft. In…
Sea Level Rise From Antarctic Melt Could Be 30% Higher Than We Thought
The Antarctic ice sheet contains a global disaster waiting to happen. As global temperatures continue to rise due to anthropogenic…
The brightest planets in May’s night sky: How and When to see them
Three planets adorn the evening sky and two in the predawn morning sky. In the evening, Mars continues to draw…
The Dumbbell Nebula, the first planetary nebula discovered
The Dumbbell Nebula is being produced by a very hot white dwarf that has been ejecting gas for thousands of…
Climate change: Amazon may be turning from friend to foe
The Brazilian Amazon released nearly 20 percent more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere over the last decade than it absorbed,…
Satellite images show the accelerated melting of more than 200,000 glaciers worldwide
Glaciers are a sensitive indicator of climate change — and one that can be easily observed. Regardless of altitude or…
Dangerous ‘Heat Bombs’ Have Been Entering The Arctic Ocean
For decades, warmer waters seeping into the Arctic Ocean have increasingly threatened Arctic sea ice, with scientists predicting the ice…
The Great Dark Spot
Most of you will have heard of the Great Red Spot, the huge storm in the Jovian atmosphere. However, Jupiter…