Neptune is a 400 kg amphibious robot that excels at water characterization. It normally carries a sonar head on a retractable mount for bathymetric surveys, as well as the ability to deploy in situ ...

In total, Saturn is thought to have at least 274 moons, the greatest number of natural satellites in the solar system. After its opposition, Saturn will stay visible for many weeks, but each passing ...

Wausau Pilot & Review Clear skies may be a challenge in central Wisconsin this week, but if the weather cooperates even ...

SKYWATCH: This year marks the 50th anniversary of the discovery, just inside Jupiter’s orbit, of Kohoutek, a comet synonymous ...

Since astronomers found the first planets outside our solar system in 1992 and the first planet around a sunlike star in 1995 ...

Nasa has discovered over 6,000 exoplanets - planets outside our Solar System and continue to search for Earth-like worlds ...

Scientists have found thousands of planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets, throughout the galaxy. This artist’s ...

Astronomers have discovered that many sub-Neptune exoplanets, once thought to host vast oceans, are far less watery than ...

A new study challenges the dream of water-rich “Hycean” planets like K2-18b, suggesting that most sub-Neptunes lose their water deep into their interiors during formation. Instead of vast oceans, ...

Around February 28, the planets Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter, and Mars in the solar system will appear in the sky shortly after sunset, creating the so-called astronomical ...

However, the number of such planets observed is significantly lower than expected, creating what is known as the 'hot Neptune desert'. To unravel this mystery, the ATREIDES team turned their attention ...

"The complexity of the exo-Neptunian landscape provides offers a unique window onto the processes involved in the formation ...