Astronomers pin down the origins of a planetary odd couple | MIT News
Across the Milky Way galaxy, a planetary odd couple is circling a star some 190 light years from…
Which is the most common type of planet in the galaxy? Scientists reveal ‘super-Earths’ |
According to Kepler observations, the most abundant kind of planets in the Milky Way is the super-Earths. These…
Mercury’s Sulfur-Rich Magma May Rewrite How Solar System’s Innermost Planet Formed
New research from Rice University suggests sulfur keeps Mercury’s interior molten at lower temperatures, offering new clues to…
Astronomers discover a strange solar system with two “Earths” 120 light-years away |
The universe is at it again; scientists have been baffled by a discovery that turns all the knowledge…
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS packed with alcohol stuns astronomers: Here’s what its alien chemistry could reveal about planet formation |
Astronomers have spotted something unusual in a comet passing through our Solar System. 3I/ATLAS, only the third confirmed…
Webb Detects Hydrogen Sulfide Gas on Three Super-Jupiters
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have for the first time identified hydrogen sulfide gas in…
These 24 Debris Discs Reveal the Missing Link in Planet Formation
These 24 Debris Discs Reveal the Missing Link in Planet Formation – Futura-Sciences February 7, 2026 3 min…
Hubble captured the dramatic aftermath of colliding space rocks in a nearby planetary system
Far away in the universe, something surprising happened that no astronomer saw coming. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope spotted…
Moon-Forming Protoplanet Theia Originated from Inner Solar System, New Research Suggests
The Moon formed from a giant impact of the proto-Earth with the ancient protoplanet Theia. In a new…
4.6 billion years ago, Jupiter saved Earth during its formation
When the solar system formed about 4.6 billion years ago, a gigantic cloud of dust and gas collapsed…
Astronomical data collection of Taurus Molecular Cloud-1 reveals over 100 different molecules | MIT News
MIT researchers recently studied a region of space called the Taurus Molecular Cloud-1 (TMC-1) and discovered more than…
ALMA Detects Heavy Water in Planet-Forming Disk around Distant Protostar
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have detected doubly deuterated water (D2O), or ‘heavy water,’ in…