Planets

How stars' magnetic fields could impact the chance for life on orbiting planets

How stars' magnetic fields could impact the chance for life on orbiting planets

Opinion: If we want to settle on other planets, we'll have to use genome editing to alter human DNA

Officially, Only the Sun Can Have Planets. Is it Time to Fix the Definition of “Planet”?

Redefining Planets Across the Universe

Do Planets Have the Raw Ingredients for Life? The Answer is in their Stars

Plate Tectonics Might Only Occur on 0.003% of Planets. That Makes Earth Very Special Indeed.

Why do some planets have moons? A physics expert explains why Earth has only one moon while other planets have hundreds

Seismic signals have suggested Mars gets hit by around 300 meteorites every year, providing a new tool for dating planetary surfaces | “You could think of it as a sort of ‘cosmic clock’ to help us date Martian surfaces, and maybe, further down the line, other planets in the Solar System.”

Do other planets have plate tectonics?

Massive radio telescope array investigates the birth of planets around twin stars

Life after stellar death? How life could arise on planets orbiting white dwarfs

Which Stars are Lethal to their Planets?

New method could allow multi-robot teams to autonomously and reliably explore other planets

Don’t Miss: Planets Dominate the Morning Sky

Don’t Miss the “Planetary Parade” – Witness Six Planets Align in a Rare Display

The mysterious pairs of planets we still can't explain

Exoplanet WASP-69b has a cometlike tail – this unique feature is helping scientists learn more about how planets evolve

Will a 'rare' lineup of planets be visible to the naked eye in the night sky on June 3?

Marvel at the Variety of Planets Found by TESS Already