Astronomers have detected an atmosphere around GJ 1132b - a planet situated 39 light years away.
The anomalous object was spotted in front of the Sun in an image taken by NASA's STEREO satellites.
A large hexagon-shaped feature in Saturn's atmosphere appears to have changed color from blue to gold.
Manganese found inside rocks on Mars could mean that the Red Planet once had oxygen in its atmosphere.
A remote-operated deep-sea exploration vehicle has discovered a peculiar purple orb underneath a rock.
Scientists have been investigating where all the water in the atmosphere of Venus disappeared to.
ESA's Rosetta spacecraft has made a significant new discovery within the atmosphere of its new home.
The huge sphere, which measures around 5ft across, is thought to be evidence of an ancient civilization.
A mysterious star with an atmosphere dominated by oxygen has left scientists scratching their heads.
For the first time scientists have been able to analyze the atmosphere of a 'super-Earth' exoplanet.
A newly identified extrasolar planet is so close by that it should be possible to observe its atmosphere.
NASA has revealed what processes turned Mars in to the dry, cold and barren world that we see today.
The space agency is set to reveal its latest findings about the Martian atmosphere tomorrow afternoon.
A new space elevator concept could see astronauts ascending in to the stratosphere before taking off.
Footage has emerged showing a number of strange white objects moving over the port city of Osaka.
Divers exploring the ocean depths off the coast of Turkey came across something extremely unusual.
An ambitious new plan could see carbon dioxide being sucked out of the atmosphere and turned in to fuel.
A new way of growing food underwater is being tested out beneath the Bay of Noli in Savona, Italy.
A NASA balloon experiment has picked up sounds that wouldn't seem out of place in an X-Files episode.
Could an alien civilization build a large spherical energy-harvesting structure around a distant star ?