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`Hot Jupiters` probably oust earth-like planets

In the hunt for Earth-like planets, it is helpful to seek clues and patterns that can aid scientist ...

Jupiter’s icy moon to be `Europe’s next large science mission`

JUICE (Jupiter Icy moons Explorer) is the focus of Europe’s next large science mission, European Spa...

`Earth was bombarded by asteroids 3-4 billion years ago`

Analysing tiny "spherules" embedded in layers of rock, a team from the Purdue University in the US s...

Jupiter`s moons may hold clues for life beyond Earth

Europa, Callisto and Jupiter`s largest moon, Ganymede, are all believed to have liquid oceans beneat...

Geologic map of Jupiter`s moon reveals otherworldly volcanic surface

Over 400 years after Galileo’s discovery of Io, the innermost of Jupiter’s largest moons, researcher...

Jupiter`s jet streams get thrown off course

Scientists have for the first time identified direct wave motion in one of Jupiter’s jet streams.

Venus and Jupiter cuddling up in night sky

It`s not too late to catch the spectacular Venus and Jupiter show.

Tiny comet grain reveals Jupiter`s formation date

NASA`s Stardust spacecraft has indicated that Jupiter formed more than three million years after the...

Four planets to appear in conjunction Monday

Astro-enthusiasts are in for a celestial spectacle on Monday with four planets poised to appear in c...

Venus, Jupiter, Moon offer dazzling night show

Stargazers are getting a treat this weekend. On Saturday and again Sunday, Venus, Jupiter and Earth`...

Five planets to be visible in rare celestial event

The planets that would be visible to naked eye are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.

2 Jupiter-sized planets discovered

Astronomers have discovered two new low-density planets called Kepler-34b and Kepler-35b orbiting a ...

Celestial spectacle awaits astro-enthusiasts

A celestial spectacle awaits astro-enthusiasts for the next three-four nights when Earth`s three nei...

Jupiter, Moon to converge in conjunction

Conjunction, also known as appulse, is a phenomenon in which celestial bodies appear near one anothe...

Is Jupiter becoming heartless?

Jupiter’s rocky centre is dissolving gradually, new calculations have suggested.

Russia, Europe plan joint mission to Jupiter

Roscosmos head Vladimir Popovkin and ESA director-general Jean-Jacques Dordain met in the Russian ca...

Huge lakes could lie beneath ice of Jupiter moon

A body of water as big as North America`s Great Lakes could lie beneath Europa, a shining enigmatic ...

NASA launches Juno on journey to Jupiter

NASA on Friday launched the billion-dollar solar-powered spacecraft Juno on a five-year journey to J...

NASA going green with solar-powered Jupiter probe

A solar-powered, windmill-shaped spacecraft named Juno is set to become the most distant probe ever ...

NASA to probe Jupiter`s stormy clouds

NASA will launch a spacecraft Friday to unravel the secrets of Jupiter, the largest planet in the un...

Juno to circle Jupiter for `planetary recipe`

Solar-powered spacecraft Juno will journey to the gassy planet of Jupiter in search of how the huge,...

NASA probe poised for launch to Jupiter

The robotic probe called Juno is scheduled to spend 1 yr cycling inside Jupiter`s deadly radiation b...

Wandering infant Jupiter robbed Mars of size, mass

Inward migration by Jupiter during formation of solar system could explain why Mars is small, a stud...

Flipping Jupiters! Why some planets spin backward

Some of extrasolar planets spin in the opposite direction of the stars they orbit.

Spectacular show by four planets in dawn

Venus, Jupiter, Mercury and Mars will form spectacular shapes in pre-dawn sky for a month.

Past comet collisions ‘left ripples in Jupiter and Saturn rings’

Jupiter and Saturn rings contain ripples, according to data from NASA`s Cassini.

Tyche four times bigger than Jupiter

Tyche orbit would be thousands of times further from the Sun than the Earth`s orbit.

Russian scientists preparing to explore Jupiter`s moon

The popular social network website Facebook, has launched redesigned pages that more closely mirror ...

Europa helps solve mystery of Jupiter`s missing belt

Astronomers can now see the ongoing turmoil inside Jupiter`s missing belt in unprecedented detail.

Jupiter was hit by asteroid in 2009, not a comet

A new study has confirmed that in 2009, it was an asteroid that hit Jupiter, not a comet.

Hot Jupiter exoplanet discovery sheds light on planetary systems

New findings suggest that the discovery of a hot Jupiter exoplanet that transfers orbital momentum t...

Was Jupiter`s movement perceived as Star of Bethlehem?

The appearance of the Star of Bethlehem can be backed up by science, according to an astronomer.

Jupiter’s missing stripe returns

Jupiter`s dark brown stripes that ‘disappeared’ last spring is now showing signs of a comeback.

Tiger Woods set to move into his 34m pound bachelor pad

Tiger Woods is set to move into his 34-million-pound bachelor pad in Jupiter Island, Florida.

Scientists discover planets around elderly binary star

Scientists have discovered a planetary system consisting of at least two massive Jupiter-like planet...

Strange ``hot spot`` seen on distant exoplanet

A warm spot has been seen in the atmosphere of a ‘hot Jupiter’ exoplanet.

Jupiter, Uranus to shine brightest today

Jupiter and Uranus - will be fully illuminated and appear disk-like on Tuesday.

Jupiter and Saturn played pinball with Uranus?

It seems that the evolution of Uranus may have been more violent than previously perceived.

Jupiter making closest approach in nearly 50 years

Better catch Jupiter next week in the night sky. It won`t be that big or bright again until 2022.

Amateur films meteor`s collision with Jupiter

A meteor colliding with Jupiter has been videographed by an amateur astronomer.

Moons around ‘hot Jupiter’ can’t exist due to gravitational pulls

A new study has shown that any moons around the distant large planets would be stripped away by grav...

`Jupiter swallowed planet 10 times the size of Earth`

Jupiter might have gained its dominant position after swallowing up a smaller planet.

Astronomers detect first superstorm on exoplanet

Astronomers measure superstorm in exoplanet`s atmosphere for the first time.

Hubble telescope sheds light on mystery Jupiter flash

Hubble telescope has explained a mystery streak of light that occurred on the face of Jupiter.

Amateur astronomer spots another Jupiter strike

Jupiter has gotten whacked again.

`Jupiter loses one of its stripes`

Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, has lost one of its red stripes as per recent imag...

A Jupiter-size planet discovered nearly 1,500 light years away

A Jupiter-size planet has been discovered beyond the solar system nearly 1,500 light years away by...

Ocean on Jupiter’s moon Europa may harbor 3 mn tons of fish

In a new research, a scientist has suggested that at least three million tons of fishlike creatures ...

Spectacular Moon-Jupiter conjunction lights up evening sky

Sky gazers today had a celestial treat, as the Moon and the Jupiter formed a conjunction over the ...

Jupiter’s moon Europa has plenty of oxygen to support life

A new research has suggested that there may be plenty of oxygen available in the global ocean on Jup...

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