No matter how cold it is, you’re lucky you don’t live on Venus.
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Researchers recently discovered the hottest planet known. But which one is the coldest? And the biggest?
The planet is more similar to Earth than any other – except when it comes to supporting life.
Earth is a relatively dry planet compared to some of the other ocean worlds in our Solar system. Life needs water so what about life on these other places?
Over the last 20 years, advances in the field of exoplanet discovery have excited the imaginations of scientists and enthusiasts alike. But we’re in position to know yet whether a planet is habitable.
Enormous odd feature presents puzzle for scientists.
Recent high-profile disappointments make it tempting to this our efforts to explore Mars are cursed. But landing anywhere in space is hard – not least on the Red Planet.
Recent Martian findings are just the latest discoveries of aurora on other planets, both in and out of our solar system.
Space scientists have a busy decade ahead with plans to visit Jupiter, Mars, Mercury and other interplanetary bodies all on the cards.
Look up tonight and you’ll see a stunning conjunction of the two brightest planets in the night sky.
Some atomic ratio detective work on our solar system neighbors tells us a lot about their watery pasts. That Venus and Mars are mostly dry now could be a cautionary tale for us on the Blue Planet.
It’s the satellite you probably didn’t know that Earth has. If we could land on it, it could be pretty useful
It was an exciting year in space exploration, with mind-blowing triumphs and heart-breaking failures. On Earth, new rockets and spacecraft were tested by space agencies and commercial ventures. SpaceX…
In June, the popular press went wild. A planet had been discovered that was so much like Earth it was heralded as our best bet for supporting life. Positioned 16 light years away, Gliese (or GJ) 832c was…
The Venus Express spacecraft has spent eight productive years orbiting the planet Venus and is now ready to take the plunge. Its orbit is slowly being lowered and from Wednesday it will repeatedly dive…
SAVING THE OZONE: Part six in our series exploring the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer – dubbed “the world’s most successful environmental agreement” – looks at the atmosphere…
Last week the world stopped to watch as the black disc of Venus inched its way across the face of the sun. But beyond the transits that capture our attention roughly twice per century, Venus has always…
As you’re reading this, people all over the world are gearing up to witness this century’s final transit of Venus. Over a period of around six hours and 40 minutes tomorrow, from early morning until the…
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Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria Research Institute; The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University
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Postdoctoral research associate, University of Oxford
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Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
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Science Engagement Astronomer, South African Astronomical Observatory, National Research Foundation
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Professor of Physics, Deputy Director (Solar System) at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory, UCL
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Teaching Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Penn State
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Professor of Planetary Geosciences, The Open University
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Professor of Astronomy, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
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Astronomer at the Instituto de Astrofísica, Universidad Católica de Chile
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Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
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Senior Research Associate in Space and Planetary Physics, Lancaster University