19 stories tagged with #planets, in publish-time order across the WeSearch catalog. Tag pages update as new stories ingest.
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Venus and Jupiter cozy up in the night sky
Brightest planets will appear side by side on the evening of June 9, creating an arresting sight…
Venus will disappear behind the Moon in a rare June sky event
June's night sky delivers several must-see events, starting with a close encounter between Venus and Jupiter after sunset. Mercury joins the pair to form a rare three-planet l…
Astronomers Accidentally Uncover Magnetic Fields on Alien Worlds That May Help Protect Their Atmospheres
Learn how measuring wind speeds on Jupiter-like exoplanets gave clues on the presence of magnetic fields, a feature not all planets have.…
'Totally counterintuitive': Scientists accidentally discover magnetic fields around 7 distant planets, opening new window in the search for life
In an astronomical first, researchers have measured the magnetic fields of 7 "hot Jupiter" planets beyond our solar system — adding new clues in the search for alien life.…
Red Dwarf Stars May Devour Rocky Planets, Showing Unexpected Lithium Levels
Learn how unexpected traces of lithium in red dwarf stars could point to them eating Earth-like planets.…
Scientists caught stars eating their young planets because of this clue
Here's what they left at the crime scene.…
Red dwarf stars detected 'eating' Earth-like planets
Cosmic Dust Around Young Stars Could Reveal How to Weigh Newborn Planets
Learn more about the new method astronomers are using to help estimate newborn planets' masses based on dust rings.…
Is the shock absorption of an object constant across all types of planets and celestial bodies?
How Mars can help us understand 'marginal' exoplanets
Supermassive black holes can render exoplanets uninhabitable at great distances
If wormholes were real would they have orbits like planets or would they be static?
The solar system's largest moon may be heating up — offering clues to its mysterious origins
The largest moon in the solar system — Jupiter’s Ganymede — has a unique and inexplicable magnetic field. New research could finally explain it: the moon is heating up.…
ELI5: How do scientists explain things like consciousness, the origin of life, and why the universe follows consistent mathematical laws that allow stars, chemistry, planets, and life to exist?
NASA’s Exoplanet Hunter Reveals its Most Complete Look at the Night Sky
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has released a new mosaic that offers its most complete view of the night sky yet. Captured over eight…
Hellish Venus-like planets may be more prevalent than true exoEarths
HD189733B: A hot Jupiter that rains molten glass
Starwatch: A young crescent moon journeys past Venus and Jupiter
The slim arc of a two-day-old moon will pass Venus shining brightly…
Why is Tau Ceti the sci-fi setting for Marathon, Project Hail Mary, and more?
Marathon, Project Hail Mary, Directive 8020... the list goes on…