Tag: Planet
A planet the size of Saturn could orbit the nearest Sun-like star
A recent discovery in our closest neighboring stellar system, Alpha Centauri, has astronomers buzzing with excitement. A giant…
JWST Spots Possible Alien Planet at Alpha Centauri
Astronomers have long been intrigued by the possibility of finding planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets.…
Alex Foster on his new novel, which imagines what it would feel like to be on a planet spinning out of control
In recent weeks, Earth has experienced some of its shortest days on record, with the planet spinning fast…
Robust Demand Sends Planet Labs PBC (PL) Higher
Conestoga Capital Advisors, an asset management company, recently released its second-quarter 2025 investor letter. The second quarter of…
Giant trolls have message for humans about protecting planet
By TERRY CHEA, Associated Press WOODSIDE, Calif. — Amidst forests worldwide, a peaceful army of enormous wooden trolls…
We are undergoing unprecedented loss of freshwater across the planet
Water Depletion: A Global Crisis Water is being depleted at sites around the world Intensive groundwater pumping, evaporation,…
Astronomers See Planet Formation ‘Time Zero’ in an Alien Solar System
Astronomers have recently made a groundbreaking discovery by peering through a cosmic keyhole at a distant baby star,…
NASA Rover Breaks Record For Longest Road Trip on Another Planet : ScienceAlert
Perseverance Embarks on Historic Journey Across Mars Perseverance is blazing trails on the Martian surface like no other…
Planet Discovery Reveals Out-of-Sync Double Star System : ScienceAlert
Astronomers have long been fascinated by protoplanetary disks - the gas and dust formations that surround young stars…
Astronomers Found the Most Self-Destructive Planet in the Sky
Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery by identifying the most self-destructive planet in the sky. This remarkable find…
Could the Solar System Lose a Planet to a Passing Star?
The Milky Way, our home galaxy, presents a paradoxical mix of vast emptiness and crowded spaces. With hundreds…
In a first, the Webb telescope found a planet by actually ‘seeing’ it
The discovery of the exoplanet by the James Webb Space Telescope marks a significant milestone in the field…