Tag: Planets

Astronomer Aomawa Shields searches for clues that life might exist elsewhere in the universe by examining the atmospheres of distant exoplanets. When she isn’t exploring the heavens, the classically trained …

Three planets of our solar system are preparing to do a rare, celestial dance that you’ll actually be able to see from your house! Anthony tells us what’s going on, …

NASA’s Hubble Detects Signs of Water on Potentially Habitable TRAPPIST-1 Planets Several of the planets orbiting a nearby star may harbor “substantial amounts” of water, astronomers say, including three planets …

Just 40 light-years away from Earth, three of the exoplanets could support life. Subscribe to Vocativ: Find us everywhere else: : : : Snapchat: Website: Vocativ explores the nexus of …

Several robot prototypes are being tested for NASA’s Ocean Worlds Mobility and Sensing study. Subscribe to Vocativ: Find us everywhere else: : : : Snapchat: Website: Vocativ explores the nexus …

Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn are on display this month. There’s the Quadrantid meteor shower on the 4th plus a telescopic challenge – asteroid Eros.

TRAPPIST-1, a small, faint star some 40 light years away, could be a prime location to look for life. Read more: