Planets

These results could have implications for future studies of the outer Solar System and its orbital dynamics.

Hubble observations used to answer key exoplanet questions

The large, dark shadow on the left side of the image was cast by Jupiter’s moon Ganymede.

An international team of astronomers have used ground-based telescopes, including the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT), to track Neptune's atmospheric temperatures...

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile, researchers at Leiden Observatory in the Netherlands have for the first time detected dimethyl ether...

A team of astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) in Chile have found evidence of another planet orbiting Proxima...

Ozone (O3), making up a tiny proportion of Earth's atmosphere by weight, is one of Earth's most essential molecules for life. Without a substantial...

Rogue planets are elusive cosmic objects that have masses comparable to those of the planets in our Solar System but do not orbit a...

Engineers to create software for aerobots to explore Venus.

The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) has captured an image of a planet orbiting b Centauri, a two-star system that can...

The study may hint at the likelihood of complex life on other planets.

A giant planet and three eclipses.