CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The planets are officially named by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). According to NASA, this was an organization established in 1919 with the mission to "promote and ...

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.

In the rapidly advancing field of exoplanet research, it always helps to be one step ahead. A handful of rocky exoplanets have been discovered to date, and it is only a matter a time before the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Neptune and Uranus are both ice planets in our solar system, but ...

The five classical planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn) were known to the ancient Greeks and Romans, with differing names initially used for Venus' morning and evening appearances. The ...

Stars all around the universe appear in different colors. The hottest of the hot are white, followed by blue, and somewhere near the bottom of the color spectrum are red and brown, which are some of ...

A giant gaseous planet that's orbiting a star 63 light-years away is a deep cobalt blue that's reminiscent of Earth's color as seen from space, scientists say, marking the first time an exoplanet's ...

An artist’s conception shows a “hot Jupiter” around an alien star. One of the first hot Jupiters to be detected, 55 Cancri b, has been given the name Galileo. (Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech) After a ...

Researchers have created the first color key of sky-dwelling microbes to help detect signs of alien life in the clouds of ...

HONOLULU — The votes are in! Thirty-two exoplanets will get new names that were chosen in an open vote by the general public. The naming announcement will come next Tuesday (Aug. 11) at an ...

During the 1240s, Richard Fishacre, a Dominican friar at Oxford University, used his knowledge of light and color to show ...