Rings and wings
Information gathered by the spacecraft Cassini may solve many riddles about the next-most interesting planet after Mars
Walk on the ocean
Jupiter's moon Ganymede shows hints of what was once an ocean. But it is still too early to say whether the satellite supports life
Cool Mr Moon
There is a lot of hydrogen on the moon, possibly in the form of water-ice, which could fuel rockets -- and is fuelling fantasies about colonisation
A perfect ten, is it?
Two groups of scientists have claimed there is proof of a tenth planet in the solar system. Astrophysicists are sceptical
Water, water, everywhere—where to drink in the solar system
Ice is everywhere in the solar system and there may even be liquid water beneath the surface of a number of planets. But could we ever get to it?
Life someplace else?
Evidence of water vapour in the solar system and the possibility of existence of another solar system elsewhere in the Universe has raised …
Big and mysterious
The current theory of planet formation has just been proved wrong. It is time astrophysicists got back to the drawing- board
Reboot: moon
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the moon was a focus of much interest in the US and the erstwhile USSR. But that politico-scientific Cold War …
Venus might have microbial life in its atmosphere, study shows
Phosphine gas, made up of hydrogen and phosphorus, hass been found in the planet’s clouds, a marker for the existence of microbes that can …
People are complaining about Mercury in retrograde. But what does it actually mean?
Humans found out retrograde motion was an optical illusion 500 years ago. However, the pseudoscientific practice of astrology continues to …
It's all in the planets
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Juno's closest flyby past Jupiter on Saturday
There are 35 more close flybys of Jupiter scheduled during its prime mission which will end in February 2018
Ice ice baby
Satellite images revealing vast quantities of ice on Mars rekindle hopes about life existing on the planet
Fresh twist in Moon’s genesis; lunar body likely formed within hours after collision
Moon’s composition is similar to Earth and not Mars or other objects in the solar system
NASA's Juno arrives at Jupiter to lift cloudy veil
The Juno mission could help reveal how Jupiter formed, whether it has a rocky core and whether it influenced life on earth
10 things to know about NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter
With the Juno spacecraft successfully in place in the orbit of the largest planet of our solar system, we bring you quick facts about the …
Mercury transit helps scientists study the planet
Scientists attempted to understand the processes of sodium atoms being released into Mercury’s atmosphere
India to witness ‘Ring of Fire’ eclipse on June 21
The next solar eclipse, which will be a partial solar eclipse, will take place on October 25, 2022
Life beyond Earth
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Mars: mounting evidence for subglacial lakes, but could they really host life?
Although the new findings make Mars even more interesting than before, they haven’t advanced its ranking in the list of solar system bodies …
A new method to study the environment of exoplanets
A team of Indian astronomers has evolved a new method to understand the atmosphere of extrasolar planets
New AI tool may help discover extraterrestrial life, solve long-standing debates on Earth
It can tell difference between molecules that originate from life and those that come from non-living sources with 90% accuracy
Landing on the red planet
The world's powers celebrated Christmas 2003 in style: they sent robotic geologists to the red planet Mars, Earth's uninviting and hostile …
Test drive to Mars
India’s first inter-planetary flight is now well on its way. Once the satellite orbits the Red Planet, the country will become the fourth …
The fortnight in brief
Himachal villages are first to claim forests rights, J&K's Russian poplars to be felled, Delhi's increasing appetite for power …