Planet
McDonough Meteorite: 23-Gram Visitor Older Than Our Planet Blasts Through Family Roof
University of Georgia researchers say the 23-gram 'McDonough meteorite' came from a main-belt asteroid shattered 470 million years ago.
Unexpected giant: Saturn-mass planet found orbiting tiny red dwarf
Astronomers discover potential dwarf planet 2017 OF201 beyond Neptune
Possible new dwarf planet spotted near the edge of the solar system
Size matters: Life-supporting moons can only be found by smaller planets - study
To understand how this works, we first need to talk about what is a moon, how is it formed and how does it help biological life thrive.
Global wildlife population declines could be worse than we imagined - study
A new Israeli study is especially pessimistic about the current state and future of wildlife populations.
Scientists find exoplanet shaped like deformed football, not sphere - study
The planet is designated WASP-103b, and its shape is unlike anything ever seen before.
Rutgers researchers find protein structures linked to origins of life - study
The research sheds new light on the origins of life on Earth and may help in the search for alien life.
Young Israeli researcher excited to be part of NASA’s Webb Telescope study team
Applicants from all over the world propose research plans for the telescope during a limited window of use, and only the best applicants get approved to use it.
Study: Could downgrading Pluto have been a mistake?
The decision to downgrade the 9th planet may have been rooted in astrology, not science. By Galileo's definition, our solar system may even have 150 planets.
Iron may be key for development of life on Earth, other planets - study
The importance of iron and the need to access it may have led to changes in evolution, and these trends may be essential for the development of life as we know it.
A whole new world: TOLIMAN to scan for habitable exoplanets in Alpha Centauri
The TOLIMAN project will see a new space telescope launched in order to closely examine the Alpha Centauri system.
A whole new world: UCLA scientists find 366 new exoplanets
Found using a new algorithm, this discovery sheds light on more of the exoplanet population dotting the infinite reaches of space and can help us understand how planets fully form.
Astronomers were wrong about the number of galaxies in universe - study
What if the universe is a little darker than expected, with far fewer galaxy than had been previously estimated for years?
