Jupiter’s famous clouds aren’t ammonia ice but a murky mix of chemicals, sitting lower in the atmosphere than expected. For years, astronomers believed that Jupiter’s upper clouds — responsible for it ...

Dust and other debris would rise into the atmosphere on Bennu striking Earth, blocking out the Sun and cooling the planet to ...

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A comical planetary beauty contest is described, highlighting the unique traits of each planet: Mercury’s fiery nature, Venus ...

Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to ...

Many scientists have long thought that developing planets should resemble the swirling disk of gas and dust that births them.

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Atmospheric rivers are long and relatively narrow bands of water vapor that form over an ocean and flow through the sky, ...

Morgan Lynch was never actually going to open a bookstore. She and her husband joked about it for years. They weren't serious ...

Hubble Space Telescope imagery created an HD look at the gas giant planet Jupiter. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...