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September 1, 2016

Fascinating Orbits: Celestial Bodies Surprisingly Erratic

June 14, 2016 — Astronomers are researching the way in which celestial bodies orbit each other, now and in the future. This often turns out to be more erratic than you might ... read more

New Planet Is Largest Discovered That Orbits Two Suns

June 13, 2016 — If you cast your eyes toward the constellation Cygnus, you'll be looking in the direction of the largest planet yet discovered around a double-star system. It's too faint to see with the ... read more

New Radio Map of Jupiter Reveals What's Beneath Colorful Clouds

June 2, 2016 — Using the upgraded Very Large Array, astronomers have produced a detailed radio map of the upper 100 kilometers of Jupiter's atmosphere, revealing the complex movement of ammonia gas that shapes ... read more

How Comets Break Up, Make Up

June 1, 2016 — A new study indicates the bodies of some periodic comets -- objects that orbit the sun in less than 200 years -- may regularly split in two, then reunite down the ... read more

Studying Life on the Rocks

May 31, 2016 — Researchers have developed an apparatus to meet the growing need for measuring ice as it changes in response to external forces, a process ice scientists call 'deformational ... read more

Extraterrestrial Oceans: Beneath the Surface

May 19, 2016 — Icy objects in our solar system have large oceans under their surfaces and here life could evolve and flourish, according to recent ... read more

Jupiter Blasted by 6.5 Fireball Impacts Per Year on Average

May 18, 2016 — Jupiter is hit by an average of 6.5 objects per year that create impacts large enough to be visible from Earth, according to preliminary results from a worldwide campaign by amateur astronomers to ... read more

Jupiter's Moon: Europa's Ocean May Have an Earthlike Chemical Balance

May 17, 2016 — The ocean of Jupiter's moon Europa could have the necessary balance of chemical energy for life, even if the moon lacks volcanic hydrothermal activity, finds a new ... read more

Hunting for Hidden Life on Worlds Orbiting Old, Red Stars

May 16, 2016 — Astronomers have modeled the locations of the habitable zones for aging stars and how long planets can stay in ... read more

Exoplanets' Complex Orbital Structure Points to Planetary Migration in Solar Systems

May 11, 2016 — The four planets of the Kepler-223 star system seem to have little in common with the planets of Earth's own solar system. And yet a new study shows that the Kepler-223 system is trapped in an ... read more

More Than 1,200 New Planets Confirmed Using New Technique for Verifying Kepler Data

May 10, 2016 — Scientists have confirmed that 1,284 objects observed outside Earth's solar system by NASA's Kepler spacecraft are indeed planets. The researchers used an automated technique that allows ... read more

Three Potentially Habitable Worlds Found Around Nearby Ultracool Dwarf Star

May 2, 2016 — Astronomers have discovered three planets orbiting an ultracool dwarf star just 40 light-years from Earth. These worlds have sizes and temperatures similar to those of Venus and Earth and are the ... read more

Europa's Heaving Ice Might Make More Heat Than Scientists Thought

Apr. 14, 2016 — A new set of experiments sheds light on how much heat is created when ice is deformed, which could help scientists understand the possibility of a subsurface ocean on one of Jupiter's ... read more

Astrophysicists Find Triple Star System With 'Hot Jupiter'

Apr. 7, 2016 — Crisp, clear images of a "hot Jupiter" system captured by a physicist were vital in determining that a newly found planet inhabits a three-star system, a phenomenon documented only a few ... read more

Solar Storms Trigger Jupiter's 'Northern Lights'

Mar. 23, 2016 — Solar storms trigger Jupiter's intense 'Northern Lights' by generating a new X-ray aurora that is eight times brighter than normal and hundreds of times more energetic than ... read more

Most Eccentric Planet Ever Known Flashes Astronomers With Reflected Light

Mar. 18, 2016 — A team of astronomers has spotted an extrasolar planet that boasts the most eccentric orbit ever seen. The planet moves in a flattened ellipse, traveling a long path far from its star and then making ... read more

Rotation of Cloudy 'Super-Jupiter' Directly Measured

Feb. 18, 2016 — Astronomers have measured the rotation rate of 'super-Jupiter-class' exoplanet 2M1207b by observing the varied brightness in its atmosphere. This is the first rotation rate measurement of a ... read more

Dynamical Systems Theory Enhances Knowledge of Jupiter's Atmosphere

Feb. 17, 2016 — Scientists use video footage to analyze Jupiter's transport barriers and examine prior conclusions about Jupiter's ... read more

New Study Challenges Jupiter's Role as Planetary Shield, Protecting Earth from Comet Impacts

Feb. 3, 2016 — Not only is the 'Jupiter as shield' concept, implying that the planet shields Earth from comet impacts, not true, but perhaps Jupiter's most important role in fostering the development ... read more

NASA Telescopes Detect Jupiter-Like Storm on Small Star

Dec. 12, 2015 — Astronomers have discovered what appears to be a tiny star with a giant, cloudy storm, using data from NASA's Spitzer and Kepler space telescopes. The dark storm is akin to Jupiter's Great ... read more
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