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Scorching hot exoplanet 'snows' sunscreen
Oct 27, 2017Astronomers have observed an extrasolar planet with some of the weirdest weather conditions ever seen.
Moon photobombs the Sun on NASA images
Oct 22, 2017Solar observations made by a satellite were interrupted this week when the Moon made a sneaky appearance.
How close are we to finding Planet Nine ?
Oct 15, 2017Scientists have developed a computer simulation that defines the exact orbit and behavior of Planet Nine.
Mysterious exoplanet is 'blacker than asphalt'
Sep 16, 2017A 'hot Jupiter' world situated 1,400 light years away reflects so little light that it appears pitch black.
Titanium oxide detected on extrasolar planet
Sep 14, 2017For the first time, astronomers have picked up signs of titanium oxide on a distant extrasolar world.
Earth hit by strongest solar flare in 10 years
VIDEO Sep 7, 2017Two extremely powerful solar flares erupted from a large sunspot on the Sun's surface yesterday.
Four Trappist-1 planets are likely to have water
VIDEO Aug 31, 2017Four of the seven planets in the Trappist-1 system are thought to be home to large amounts of water.
Solid diamonds rain from the sky on Uranus
Aug 26, 2017The gas giant is home to one of the most remarkable weather events found anywhere in the solar system.
What did the eclipse look like from space ?
VIDEO Aug 22, 2017NASA and other agencies have been posting up photographs and videos of yesterday's total solar eclipse.
There won't always be total solar eclipses
VIDEO Aug 21, 2017One day, the Moon will have moved so far away that a total solar eclipse will no longer be possible.
Hubble detects exoplanet with a stratosphere
VIDEO Aug 4, 2017Astronomers have found an extrasolar world with what has been described as a 'glowing water atmosphere'.
First extrasolar moon potentially discovered
Jul 28, 2017Astronomers believe that they may have found, for the first time, a moon orbiting an extrasolar planet.
Mysterious Mars-sized 'Planet Ten' proposed
Jun 23, 2017Astronomers have suggested that there may be more than one mystery planet in the outer solar system.
PLATO mission to hunt for Earth-like worlds
Jun 22, 2017ESA is set to launch a new satellite that will seek out potentially habitable extrasolar planets.
NASA discovers 10 near-Earth size exoplanets
Jun 19, 2017Scientists believe that these new worlds lie in the 'Goldilocks zone' of their respective solar systems.
Scientists find hottest known extrasolar world
Jun 5, 2017At twice the size of Jupiter, KELT-9b experiences temperatures in excess of 4300 degrees Celsius.
NASA officially announces mission to the Sun
Jun 2, 2017The probe, which has been renamed the Parker Solar Probe, will be launching as early as next year.
NASA to launch probe that will 'touch the Sun'
May 28, 2017Known as Solar Probe Plus, the mission will be officially revealed in an announcement on Wednesday.
Exoplanet Proxima b has a 'stable climate'
May 16, 2017Scientists have been trying to work out what the weather might be like on this recently discovered world.
Astronomers discover familiar solar system
May 3, 2017A young solar system located a mere 10 light years away appears to be remarkably similar to our own.
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