Search Results for “Mars' atmosphere” – Page 12

Researchers find exoplanet with pi-like 3.14-day orbit

22 September 2020 Astronomy Now

Researchers digging through Kepler Space Telescope data found an exoplanet with a pi-like 3.14-day orbit around a cool , low-mass star.

Possible evidence found for life on Venus

14 September 2020 Keith Cooper

The best evidence for life beyond Earth has been found in the most surprising of places – the atmosphere of Venus. A team led by Jane Greaves, who is a professor at Cardiff University, has detected the presence of phosphine gas in Venus’ clouds.

Telescope review: Unistellar’s eVscope, the next generation of telescope

23 August 2020 Ade Ashford

The eVscope is the brainchild of three scientists and one industrial engineer. Together, they founded Unistellar to realise their dream of a portable, self-contained and easy-to-use instrument for astronomers that they say is “100 times more powerful than a classical telescope.”

Set your sights on Saturn

20 July 2020 Mark Armstrong

The magnificent ringed planet Saturn, the jewel in the Solar System’s crown, comes to opposition on the night of 20/21 July. At around this time, the ringed wonder offers its best observing circumstances for 2020.

Curiosity kicks off summer road trip up Mount Sharp

6 July 2020 Astronomy Now

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has started a summer road trip, skirting dangerous sand as it heads for its next target.

Scientists optimistic planetary probes won’t face coronavirus launch delays

3 May 2020 Stephen Clark

Launches of interplanetary missions can only depart Earth when the positions of the planets are just right, and officials managing the development of probes set for launch in 2021 and 2022 to explore asteroids and Jupiter says construction milestones and reviews are proceeding to keep the projects on schedule despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Search Results for Mars' atmosphere

Researchers find exoplanet with pi-like 3.14-day orbit

Possible evidence found for life on Venus

Telescope review: Unistellar’s eVscope, the next generation of telescope

Set your sights on Saturn

Curiosity kicks off summer road trip up Mount Sharp

Scientists optimistic planetary probes won’t face coronavirus launch delays

Beginners’ astronomy: That bright light you can see in the western sky? That’s Venus

Curiosity climbs its steepest slope so far

Laboratory experiments suggest Venus may still be volcanically active

Magnetized plasma jets likely mechanism for heating Sun’s corona