Planetary Science

Space JWST solves a longstanding mystery of giant planet formation

New James Webb observations of the HR 8799 system reveal that even massive gas giants can form through core accretion, much like Jupiter.

Space Scientists find evidence of a massive lava tube hiding on Venus Joshua Shavit

Space NASA spots colossal eruptions shaking Io — Jupiter’s most volcanic moon Joshua Shavit

Space Salty ice may hold the key to life on Jupiter’s moon Europa Joseph Shavit

Space Mercury Is Not Dead: Bright Streaks Reveal Ongoing Activity Joseph Shavit

Space Extraterrestrial life may exist on many more worlds than previously thought Joseph Shavit

Space Researchers find Jupiter holds 1.5x more oxygen than the Sun Joshua Shavit

Space Gravitational lensing helps astronomers determine the true mass of a rogue planet Joseph Shavit

Space JWST observations reveal massive helium clouds escaping from exoplanet WASP-107 b Joseph Shavit

Space Dracula’s Chivito: Hubble reveals the largest known planet-forming disk Joshua Shavit

Space NASA’s Juno spacecraft offers fresh insight into Europa’s icy ocean and its potential to support life Joseph Shavit

Space Earth’s core is leaking vast amounts of gold through the mantle, study finds Joshua Shavit

Space Astronomers discover previously unseen kernel structure inside the Kuiper Belt Joseph Shavit

Space Uranus’s extreme radiation belts linked to ancient solar wind event Joseph Shavit

Space Titan’s interior is slushy ice, not a hidden ocean, Cassini data finds Joseph Shavit

Space Astronomers spot closest giant planet orbiting binary stars ever observed Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Earth’s lower mantle trapped far more early water than previously thought Joseph Shavit