Lightning on Jupiter could be up to 1 million times stronger than on Earth
Lightning on Jupiter may pack more than 100 times the power of Earth's bolts, and may prove one million times stronger, a new study finds.
A mass stellar migration billions of years ago may have helped life get started on Earth
Our sun and a host of "solar twins" may have migrated away from the core of the Milky Way galaxy together long ago, potentially making the solar system more hospitable to life.
Why are there so many ‘space snowmen’ in our solar system? New study offers clues
In the distant reaches of the solar system are many icy objects that resemble snowmen. Now, a new study reveals the simple way in which these mysterious objects might form.
Was the Red Planet once blue? New evidence points to an ancient ocean on Mars
Ancient shoreline features hint that water on Mars once formed a vast ocean.
James Webb Space Telescope’s mysterious ‘little red dots’ may be black holes in disguise
"If they were purely made up of stars, they would be the densest galaxies in the universe."
Astronomers detect rare ‘free floating’ exoplanet 10,000 light-years from Earth
Astronomers have detected a "free floating" rogue planet the size of Saturn drifting through the Milky Way some 10,000 light-years from Earth.
Surprise! Saturn’s huge moon Titan may not have a buried ocean after all
"We're not certain if having widespread liquid pockets instead of a global ocean makes Titan more or less habitable."
Icy moons in our solar system may have boiling oceans — but life could potentially still survive
Small icy moons in the outer reaches of our solar system may hide boiling oceans underneath their surfaces, a new study finds.
Volcanic explosions on Mars may have left massive ice deposits at the Red Planet’s equator
Ancient explosive volcanic eruptions on Mars could help explain mysterious hints of buried ice from the Red Planet's equator, a new study finds.
Good news for Mars settlers? Red Planet glaciers are mostly pure water ice, study suggests
Martian glaciers are mostly pure ice across the Red Planet, suggesting they might potentially be useful resources for any explorers that might land there one day, a new study finds.