Saturn’s moon could have life, but only a little bit

While Titan could possibly harbor simple, microscopic life, it likely could support only a few pounds of biomass overall, research finds.

U. Arizona • futurity
April 24, 2025 ~7 min

Planets hold more water than we thought

"It is only in recent years that we have begun to realize that planets are more complex than we had thought."

ETH Zurich • futurity
Aug. 20, 2024 ~8 min


Why is Jupiter’s Great Red Spot shrinking?

A steady diet of smaller storms may be what fuels Jupiter’s Great Red Spot—and a decline in small storms may be causing it to shrink.

Jim Shelton-Yale • futurity
July 19, 2024 ~6 min

Icy planet shows signs of an atmosphere

“This is the first time we have ever seen a hint of an atmosphere on a habitable zone rocky or ice-rich exoplanet."

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
July 15, 2024 ~7 min

Small planets may be best targets in hunt for ‘second Earth’

A rocky planet with a large moon may have good potential to host life, given that the moon controls essential aspects for life on Earth.

David Andreatta - U. Rochester • futurity
June 20, 2024 ~7 min

Weird ‘Phoenix’ sheds light on how planets evolve

A planet that should have been stripped to bare rock by its nearby host star's intense radiation somehow grew a puffy atmosphere instead.

Roberto Molar Candanosa-Johns Hopkins • futurity
June 14, 2024 ~7 min

There’s water frost on top of volcanoes on Mars

For the first time, researchers have found frost on Mars' Tharsis volcanoes, challenging previous assumptions about the planet's climate.

Juan Siliezar-Brown • futurity
June 11, 2024 ~6 min

New calculations offer a closer peek at Pluto’s ocean

New research offers a peek at the ocean that likely covers Pluto under a shell of nitrogen, methane, and water ice.

Chris Woolston-Washington U. in St. Louis • futurity
May 22, 2024 ~5 min


Collision may explain the mystery of Pluto’s ‘heart’

A large heart-shaped structure non the dwarf planet Pluto has puzzled scientists for years. Now they may have some answers.

Daniel Stolte-Arizona • futurity
April 16, 2024 ~8 min

Webb Telescope snaps a pic of the end of planet formation

"With unprecedented glimpses into these disks surrounding young stars, the birthplaces of planets, JWST helps us uncover how planets form."

Daniel Stolte-Arizona • futurity
March 11, 2024 ~8 min

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