Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Jupiter’s icy moon Ganymede already holds the distinction of being ...

Water vapor has been seen in the atmospheres of exoplanets before, but they were massive gas giants. Now, researchers report that detection but in a completely different system, GJ 486, where a rocky ...

Enceladus, a frozen moon orbiting Saturn, has caught the interest of scientists because of the plumes of water vapor that erupt from its icy crust, which are possible evidence for a subsurface ocean.

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Clouds hover over San Francisco. Low clouds, like those often covering California's coast, are among the most important clouds for climate change and the planet's energy balance. (Getty Images) Study ...

Water vapor has been detected in the atmosphere of a Neptune-size exoplanet about 150 light-years from Earth, according to research presented Thursday by astronomers at the University of Kansas. The ...

When exoplanet TOI-674 b was first discovered, it caught the attention of Jonathan Brande for several reasons. “It's a good-sized planet orbiting a small star — it has a very large transit signal,” ...

BOULDER, Colo. — In January 2022, the underwater volcano known to most as Hunga Tonga exploded. A massive ash cloud and shockwave were captured on satellite. “This was a once-in-a-lifetime event.

Researchers have found that organic vapor can dissolve molecular salts in a phenomenon known as organic deliquescence. Similar to how water vapor can induce deliquescence of compounds like calcium ...

An international team led by Paul van der Werf from Leiden University, the Netherlands, has discovered that a large disk of gas and dust, where stars form rapidly and that is so dense that light can ...

It’s no place you’d want to go to fill up your water bottle or take a swim, but TOI-674b has water vapor. The newly found exoplanet was presented at this week’s series of virtual American Astronomical ...