A lemon-shaped exoplanet is squeezing what we know about planet formation

In a zesty new discovery, scientists have unearthed a strange lemon-shaped exoplanet. It is unlike one we have seen before, ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Saturn’s moons explode to 274 after a new discovery wave

Saturn has just pulled far ahead in the solar system’s moon race, with a fresh wave of detections pushing its tally to 274 ...
Science Daily

Astronomers just found a giant planet that shouldn’t exist

Scientists have discovered a giant planet orbiting a tiny red dwarf star, something they believed wasn t even possible. The planet, TOI-6894b, is about the size of Saturn but orbits a star just a ...
CNN

Solar storms can trigger auroras on Earth. This star’s explosion could destroy a planet’s atmosphere

For the first time, astronomers say they have spotted a giant explosion released by a star beyond our solar system. The eruption was similar in some ways to those unleashed by our sun, such as the ...
Live Science

'A completely new phenomenon': Astronomers spot a planet causing its star to constantly explode

Astronomers have spotted an alien planet orbiting so closely to its home star, the planet's magnetic field is triggering massive solar flares to erupt. This is the first time a planet has been seen ...
The New York Times

What’s the Best Thing I Can Do for the Planet?

For Earth Day, we asked the experts. They shared advice on how to be the best planetary citizen possible. Atlas carried the weight of the heavens. You carry the weight of helping the ...
NPR

A planet from the Avatar movies may exist in real life

Just 4.3 light years from Earth lies a star called Alpha Centauri A, which is famous for being the nearest star that resembles our own Sun. In the popular Avatar movies, this star's system is home to ...