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Neptune keeps growing enormous dark and bright spots, and scientists don't know why
Live Science via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThis image shows Neptune observed with the MUSE instrument at ESO’s Very Large Telescope. A dark...
Newly discovered steel-dense exoplanet is result of colliding with and consuming its siblings: study
Salon via Yahoo News· 9 months agoExoplanet concept art Getty Images/janiecbros Although the exoplanet TOI-1853 b is roughly the size...
Saturn may have 'failed' as a gas giant
Space via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAn illustration of Saturn with the sun visible in the far distance. Saturn is truly massive — nearly 100 times beefier than Earth. Despite its impressive...
3 Hidden Worlds Have Emerged From the Shadows of Neptune and Uranus
Women's Health via Yahoo News· 3 months ago3 Moons Emerged From Around Neptune and UranusNASA, ESA, A. Simon (NASA Goddard Space Flight...
12 out-of-this-world exoplanet discoveries in 2023
Space via Yahoo News· 5 months agoVarious colored circles circled by dotted lines scattered about a black canvas. This year saw planetary scientists add a number of exciting new worlds to...
James Webb Space Telescope finds a 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet that defies expectations
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe atmospheres of gas giant planets across the Milky Way galaxy can be very different from those in...
'Impossible' new ring system discovered at the edge of the solar system, and scientists are baffled
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn artist's impression of the dwarf planet Quaoar, located beyond Neptune Astronomers have...
Saturn's gravitational pull shredded an ancient moon, creating its iconic rings and unusual tilt,...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoScientists propose an ancient moon of Saturn, which they call Chrysalis, pulled on the planet until...
Astronomers solve mystery of Jupiter’s missing rings
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoScientists have discovered why Jupiter does not have rings like its neighbouring gas giant Saturn. Saturn’s rings are largely made of ice, some of which...
The James Webb Space Telescope is digging deep into the mysteries of gas planets
Space via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA view of Jupiter and Io, courtesy of New Horizons. It could be argued that one of the most...