WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Nearly every atmospheric science textbook ever written will say that hurricanes are an inherently wet phenomenon – they use warm, moist air for fuel. But according to new ...
Scientists measured mass and distance of free floating planet drifting through space without star for first time.
Our solar system is a lot like the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Planets that are located close to the sun can be too hot, while those located further from the sun can be too cold, making ...
Scientists found an intriguing world in our galaxy. They confirmed the existence of a rocky planet, called a "super-Earth," that's some six times as massive as Earth. While the world HD 20794 d is ...
When Venus formed billions of years ago, the planet probably had about as much water as Earth. Thick carbon dioxide clouds in Venus' atmosphere trap heat, making it the hottest planet in the solar ...