Hot Jupiters are believed to orbit alone close to their star, accreting any other planets. This observation was more convincing because there was a theory supporting it. The theory states that when ...

Suzie Imber is a co-investigator for the BepiColombo mission, currently on its way to Mercury. She explains how it will cast ...

The BepiColombo spacecraft has sent back three images of Mercury after a brief flyby of the planet on Jan. 8, 2025.

Hot Jupiters are giant planets initially known to orbit alone close to their star. During their migration towards their star, ...

The discovery of two new planets beyond our solar system by a team of astronomers from The University of Warwick and the ...

The joint European-Japanese mission is only the second survey of Mercury, the least explored planet in the inner solar system ...

A spacecraft named BepiColombo is currently zipping by planet Mercury, making a very close flyby and snapping incredible high ...

Comet ATLAS hit a maximum magnitude of -3.4 during its close encounter with the sun, just shy of the brightness of Venus in ...

The BepiColombo spacecraft—a joint endeavor between the European and Japanese space agencies—has just snapped stunning ...

Researchers found troublingly high levels of mercury in the largest Amazon tributary, the Madeira River, which could impact ...

The bad news is that the while the comet will be at its brightest on Sunday and Monday as it as its closest to the Sun, it also be lost in the Sun's glare. As it rounds the Sun it will come into view ...

Earth" and a massive outer planet, revealing insights into extreme planetary evolution. An international research team, led ...