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New research at UC Berkeley offers a fresh perspective on Uranus and Neptune's interiors, indicating layered structures of ...

Unusual vortices tied to Jupiter’s magnetic field may be driving massive formations of atmospheric haze close to the giant ...

Dr. Dirk Schulze-Makuch believes his research into extremophiles in the Atacama could help NASA re-assess its search for ...

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Scientists have discovered Earth-sized dark UV spots at Jupiter's poles, likely caused by magnetically driven vortices ...

A team of researchers led by Matthew Genge at Imperial College London confirmed that the asteroid has organic molecules; it confirmed that the samples actually have signs of life — but this life doesn ...

Most of humanity’s knowledge about Uranus came from a 1986 Voyager 2 flyby on “a particularly windy day.” A new study says ...

A new study has identified an exoplanet that is just 3 million years old — around 1,500 times younger than Earth — alongside ...

Jupiter is a stunning planet to observe. Whether it be visible light or any other wavelength. In a stunning new image ...

Astronomers have discovered mysterious, Earth-sized dark spots at Jupiter’s poles that appear and disappear unpredictably.