Planets

Representative image. Planetary Alignment. Photo Source: H. Raab (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

February 28, 2025

Rare Seven-Planet Alignment on February 28, 2025; Next Occurrence Not Until 2040

A rare celestial event graced our skies in 2025 when seven planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune – aligned in what astronomers call a “planetary parade.” This spectacular

Science·Space

Free-Floating Planets: Could Their Moons Be the Key to Life in the Universe?

According to astrophysicist Giulia Roccetti & her colleagues, moons orbiting rogue planets and staying warm for over a billion years could potentially create habitable conditions for life. These findings were presented at the Planet-ESLAB 2023 Symposium & published in the

April 8, 2023

NASA Selects MANTIS to be James Webb Space Telescope’s Cosmic Companion

Space·Technology

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will receive assistance from a small satellite called Monitoring Activity from Nearby Stars with UV Imaging and Spectroscopy

70% of Meteorites on Earth Traced to 3 Young Asteroid Families: Scientists Reveal Massalia Leading the Pack

Astronomy·Science·Space

Scientists have identified the main asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter, as the primary source of meteorites that reach Earth. Now, an international study

Representative Image. The gas giant planet HD 209458b. This is a "hot Jupiter" class planet.

Astronomy

Barnard’s Star Hosts Four Sub-Earth Planets Confirmed by Astronomers

After a century of searching, astronomers have finally confirmed the existence of four rocky planets orbiting Barnard’s Star, our cosmic next-door neighbor. Located just six light-years away, this discovery marks a significant

Rahul Somvanshi

March 17, 2025

Mars.Photo Source : The European Space Agency

Astronomy·Space

Mars’ Red Color Linked to Ancient Water-Rich Mineral

Recent research has upended scientists’ understanding of why Mars appears red, suggesting the planet had a wetter history than previously thought. A joint study by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA)

Rahul Somvanshi

February 26, 2025

Space

WASP-193b: A Giant Planet as Light as Cotton Candy

Scientists have found a planet that breaks all the rules they know about how planets should work. This new planet, WASP-193b, is bigger than Jupiter but as light as cotton candy. The

Rahul Somvanshi

February 14, 2025

Astronomy

February Snow Moon Peaks on February 12 with Rare Planetary Parade Lighting Up the Night Sky

A bright full moon will grace our night sky this February, reaching its brightest point on February 12, 2025, at 8:53 AM Eastern time. Known as the Snow Moon, it arrives just

Govind Tekale

February 12, 2025

Spitzer Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Y. Kim (Univ. of Arizona/Univ. of Chicago). Cassiopeia A Inset: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Danny Milisavljevic (Purdue University), Ilse De Looze (UGent), Tea Temim (Princeton University). Light Echoes Inset: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Jencson (Caltech/IPAC).

Discovery·Space

James Webb Telescope Finds Water-Rich Exoplanet Amid Budget Cuts

The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful eye we’ve ever had in space, is showing us things we’ve never seen before. But like many big projects, it’s dealing with money problems

Rahul Somvanshi

February 3, 2025

Representative Image. Extreme supersonic winds measured on planet outside our Solar System. Photo Source: eso

Astronomy·Latest·Space

Astronomers Record 33,000 km/h Winds on Exoplanet WASP-127b’s Equator

Scientists have found the fastest planetary winds ever recorded in the universe on planet WASP-127b, located 500 light-years from Earth. These winds race at 33,000 kilometers per hour (20,500 mph) around the

Rahul Somvanshi

January 26, 2025

News·USA

Washington State Offers Up to $9,000 in Instant EV Rebates Starting August 2024

If you live in Washington state and are considering buying an electric vehicle, making the switch to electricity has become much more financially attractive. The state has just announced a series of

Tejal Somvanshi

May 15, 2024

Science·Space

NASA New Horizons’ Epic Expedition Unveiling Pluto’s Secrets

A stunning image of a heart-shaped glacier on Pluto’s surface was captured by NASA’s Horizons spacecraft. We know the heart-shaped region as Tombaugh Regio unofficially, and it is full of nitrogen and

Govind Tekale

June 9, 2023