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Is Pluto a planet? It depends.
Astronomy Magazine· 5 days agoIn 1930 a young astronomer from Kansas, employed as an observer at Lowell Observatory in Arizona, discovered Pluto. It was the first planet in the solar...
Venus Erupts: Fresh Volcanic Activity Revealed in NASA’s Magellan Data
SciTechDaily· 2 days agoRecent analyses of NASA’s Magellan radar data revealed two volcanic eruptions on Venus in the early...
Radar detects fresh lava flows on Venus, indicating active volcanoes
CBS News· 6 days agoRadar images of the surface of Venus appear to show fresh lava flows, suggesting active volcanoes on...
Fresh Lava Flows on Venus Hint at Active Volcanoes
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe surface of Venus is littered with thousands of volcanoes, some of which may still be active until today. A fresh look at 30-year-old radar images...
How TESS’s Newest Discovery Could Change Our Search for Alien Worlds
SciTechDaily· 4 days agoAstronomers using NASA's TESS and other facilities have discovered a planet between the sizes of...
Scientists Just Used Cold Hard Logic to Disprove the Existence of Spock's Homeworld IRL
IGN Videogames· 2 days agoIn an ironic twist, a team of scientists have used cold hard logic to disprove the existence of a planet that was once suspected to orbit the real-world star that plays host ...
Volcanic Activity on Venus 'Could be Comparable to That on Earth', According to New Study
IGN Videogames· 5 days agoThe explosive force of the event had reshaped the crater of the enormous Maat Mons volcano located...
Scientists have discovered a theoretically habitable, Earth-size planet
AccuWeather· 7 days ago(CNN) — Two teams of scientists have discovered a theoretically habitable planet, smaller than Earth...
Why the US can't send humans to Mars
Business Insider· 7 days agoThis story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Humans have long imagined life on Mars,...
Twin NASA Satellites Ready to Help Gauge Earth’s Energy Balance
NASA· 4 days agoA pair of new shoebox-size NASA satellites will help unravel an atmospheric mystery that’s bedeviled...