Insight ‘Gobsmackingly bananas’: scientists stunned by planet’s record September heat Posted onOctober 5, 2023 The carbon emissions driving the climate crisis and rapid arrival of an El Niño event are to blame, researchers say Global temperatures soared to a … 3639762
Insight Chance of finding water and alien life on other planets much greater than previously thought, study finds Posted onJuly 11, 2023 ‘We are a hundred times more likely to find liquid water than we thought’ 683414
Insight Five planets set to line up in the dawn sky Posted onJune 16, 2023 Mercury, Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune and Saturn will put on a celestial show. 79221120
Insight Jupiter Juice mission – live: Rocket to explore planet’s icy moons in search of alien life Posted onApril 13, 2023 European mission will scan distant worlds for signs they are inhabited 2610163
Insight Five planets to line up in night sky Posted onMarch 27, 2023 To spot all five, timing and a clear view of the western horizon will be key. 48601032
Insight Planets on parade: 5 will be lined up in night sky this week Posted onMarch 26, 2023 There’s a special chance this week to see five planets lined up in the night sky 3793994
Insight All solar system’s planets visible in night sky Posted onDecember 29, 2022 Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible with the naked eye from many areas. 6104270
Insight All planets in the solar system visible in night sky at same time on Wednesday Posted onDecember 28, 2022 In the northern hemisphere five planets can be seen by the naked eye, and Uranus and Neptune with a telescope or binoculars Every planet in … 21091095
Insight Mars rover reveals new details about Red Planet’s water history Posted onNovember 24, 2022 Findings suggest water may have once percolated through some rocks on Mars 8678301
Insight Recent meteorite crashes on Mars ‘could reveal clues about planet’s origin’ Posted onOctober 27, 2022 Vibrations caused by the impacts are giving scientists new insight into the structure of the red planet. 3341215
Insight Nasa ‘hexoplanets’ account starts tweeting spooky planets Posted onOctober 11, 2022 Nasa is highlighting some of the naturally freaky and spooky elements of our universe during the month of October 10087405
Insight Elusive newborn planets may create tell tale signs with their gravity, scientists say Posted onSeptember 16, 2022 A mathematical relationship between planets, stars and their gravity may help scientists detect newborn planets around young stars 1355200
Insight Scientists are about to discover the weirdest planets in the Universe thanks to Nasa’s Webb Telescope Posted onAugust 26, 2022 After two decades of hunting for exoplanets, the James Webb Space Telescope is set to begin really exploring these strange new worlds 1387363
Insight No star, no problem: Rogue planets could incubate life for billions of years Posted onJune 27, 2022 Under thick hydrogen atmospheres, liquid water could persists for tens of billions of years, even on planets adrift in space without a star 3664852
Insight Jupiter may have grown large on a diet of infant planets, study suggests Posted onJune 17, 2022 New models of Jupiter’s interior suggest it may have coalesced rapidly around a core of infant planets rather than growing slowly from tiny chunks of … 7293895
Insight How planets form depends on how big their star is, astronomers find Posted onJune 16, 2022 Astronomers took stunning images of dusty rings around distant stars, a sign of possible planet formation 1063068
Insight Five planets will be in visible in a rare formation this weekend Posted onJune 3, 2022 Last time five plants could be seen lined up in order was December 2004 1093589
Insight Rare sight for amateur astronomers as five planets align Posted onJune 2, 2022 Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible in order of their distance from the sun from Friday Amateur astronomers are preparing for a … 5129795
Insight Aliens ‘could be common’ on planets orbiting stars similar to our sun, new study says Posted onMay 29, 2022 Discovery is based on observations of a young binary star 1,000 light years from Earth 5587499
Insight Binary star systems could host alien life, but their planets could be weird Posted onMay 25, 2022 The logical place for scientists to search for signs of Earth-like alien life is around Sun-like stars, but as new research points out, almost half … 3244902
Insight Venus and Jupiter Conjunction: Planets to almost touch in night sky Posted onApril 29, 2022 The dazzlingly bright planets will appear extremely close together in the dark sky on Saturday. 429566
Insight 2021 was the planet’s fifth-hottest year on record as greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise Posted onJanuary 10, 2022 The seven hottest years on record were the last seven – by a clear margin, scientists say 13031172