Astronomy
Eight New Planets That May Support Liquid Water Found
Astronomers have found eight new planets orbiting in the “Goldilocks Zone,” around their stars, that area where conditions are “just right” to support liquid water and maybe life. Two of the planets found are the most Earth-like ever discovered.
What’s Hidden Inside One of Saturn’s Moons?
One of Saturn’s moons has a secret, and scientists are trying to figure out what it is.
The Man in the Moon Was Probably Made By a Magma Plume
It’s a trick you learned as kid. Look at the moon until your brain tricks you into seeing a combination of moon features as a face, the “Man in the Moon.” You probably never thought about why it was there, but the prevailing theory has been that it’s the result of a an asteroid strike.
Mysterious Radio Bursts Coming From Deep Space
Scientists working to unravel the mystery of unusual radio bursts have made a breakthrough in the case.
White Dwarf ‘Diamond’ as Big as the Earth Found
Can you imagine how colossally you’d have to screw up in a relationship to need to buy your way out of it with an earth-sized diamond? Maybe Tiger Woods could do it.
Potentially Habitable Planet ‘Just’ 13 Million Light Years Away
Everyone hopes that humanity will one day get its stuff together and start taking care of the only Earth we have, but, honestly, have you seen us? Most of us can barely make a decision on what to watch on Netflix.
Newly Discovered ‘Mega-Earth’ is ‘The Godzilla of Earths’
Forget “super-Earths.” Those giant rocky planets are old and busted. Today astronomers announced they had discovered a much bigger “mega-Earth,” a rocky planet 17 times heavier than our earth.
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Now Not as Great
Don’t get me wrong, it’s still pretty great, but Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is the smallest scientists have ever seen it.