Astro Bob blog: Sun keeps close company with the planets / New color maps of Saturn's moons Hidden by sunlight today, the New Moon and three planets parade across the sky in the constellations Libra ...

Astronomers from Cornell have developed a practical model that they call an environmental color decoder. The new practical model is designed to find climate clues to help in the search for potentially ...

When Voyager 2 flew by Neptune in 1989, it sent back images that were processed to better reveal features like bands and a dark spot. But a new study says it's actually a greener planet.

The colours of microbes that live in clouds high in the sky have been measured for the first time, giving scientists clues that could help us find life on other planets. A diverse range of ...

detection of exoplanets with masses like Uranus and Neptune. Moreover, in the case of low-mass stars – like Proxima Centauri, cf. ESO PR 05/03 – HARPS will have the unique capability to detect big ...

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