An atmospheric study reveals unexpected findings about our largest neighboring planet and the structure of its deep atmosphere.
A new study modeled the chemistry of TOI-270 d, an exoplanet between Earth and Neptune in size, finding evidence that it could be a giant rocky planet shrouded in a thick, hot atmosphere. TOI-270 d is ...
Thick, swirling clouds cover Jupiter from pole to pole. They hold water like Earth’s clouds, but at far greater density.
Anew study led by Robb Calder at the University of Cambridge suggests that nearly all known sub-Neptune exoplanets, ...
The two largest planets in the Solar System – Jupiter and Saturn – have a lot in common. They're made of very similar stuff, ...
SANTA CRUZ — Xi Zhang, a professor of Earth and planetary science at UC Santa Cruz, has discovered that an exoplanet classed as a “super-Jupiter” has substantial differences from our solar system’s ...
An artistic impression of Trappist-1 b shortly before it passes behind the cool, red dwarf star, Trappist-1. Such stars are known for their activity with large starspots and eruptions. Trappist-1 b ...