Earth-mass planet – which could have liquid water on its surface – orbits Proxima Centauri
Read article: Rocky planet found in habitable zone around Sun’s nearest neighbour
Jovian atmosphere above storm is hundreds of degrees hotter than elsewhere on the planet
Read article: Great Red Spot powers up the heat on Jupiter
The Universe Awareness project aims to bring the beauty and grandeur of the cosmos into the classroom for children aged four to 10
Read article: Web life: Universe Awareness
Robert P Crease discusses what the science of the solar system teaches us about perception
Read article: See like a solar system
Young gas giant is the smallest planet to be imaged directly
Read article: Giant planet orbits three stars and enjoys multiple sunsets
Konstantin Batygin explains what led him and astronomer Mike Brown to propose the existence of a ninth planet in our solar system
Read article: Pathway to Planet Nine
Sarah Badman explains how observations of auroras on other planets are revealing new facts about these fascinating and beautiful phenomena
Read article: Extraterrestrial light shows
$1.1bn mission will study the origin and inner structure of the largest planet in our solar system
Read article: NASA’s Juno craft arrives at Jupiter
With NASA’s Juno spacecraft arriving at Jupiter this July, Stephen Ornes reports on what scientists have in store for this distant probe
Read article: Brave new Jupiter
Convection cells create the patchwork surface of Sputnik Planum, say scientists
Read article: New Horizons lifts the lid on Pluto’s peculiar polygons
