Author: Erica Naone

Exoplanets, Planets, Solar System

Astronomers re-create the formation of Jupiter’s Galilean moons using new theory

Exoplanets, Planets, Solar System

Astronomers find 139 new minor planets in the outer solar system

Exoplanets, Planets, Stars

Hunting aurorae: Astronomers find an exoplanet using a new approach

Observing

A nonprofit plans to reopen the historic Yerkes Observatory

Human Spaceflight, Robotic Spaceflight

Alexei Leonov, first person to walk in space, dies at 85

Exoplanets, Planets, Solar System

Explosions may have formed lakes on Saturn’s moon Titan

Alien Life, Human Spaceflight, Robotic Spaceflight

If we find alien life, can we avoid harming it?

Exoplanets, Planets, Solar System

Mysterious dark patches in Venus’ clouds are affecting the weather there

Exoplanets, Planets, Stars

Second giant planet found around nearby star Beta Pictoris

Exoplanets, Planets, Robotic Spaceflight, Solar System

The windswept craters of Mars’ Terra Cimmeria

Science

First interplanetary CubeSat mission, MarCO, is only the beginning

Robotic Spaceflight, Space Exploration

InSight lander will soon peer deep into the interior of Mars