Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an attorney who writes about energy issues and our world. If 2020 was the year of the great energy disconnect, 2021 was the ...
While a flurry of missions crowded around Mars this year, some lesser-explored parts of the solar system are about to get fresh eyes. But while all eyes were on Mars, other missions are embarking on ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Look west right after sunset any night this month and you’ll ...
An iron-rich planet spotted in a nearby solar system could help scientists understand the mystery of how the planet Mercury formed in our own neighborhood. The newly-described planet is about 31 light ...
Rogue planets are elusive cosmic objects that have masses comparable to those of the planets in our Solar System but do not orbit a star, instead roaming freely on their own. Not many were known until ...
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 – One of the largest planets ever detected orbits at an enormous distance around two stars with a combined mass up to 10 times greater than our sun, an extreme celestial family that ...
The TESS mission has discovered an ultra-short-period planet (USP) that is also super light. The planet is named GJ 367 b, and it orbits its star in just eight hours. The planet is about the size of ...
NASA’s Perseverance rover has been exploring the surface of Mars for evidence of ancient microbial life since 2021, but it’s ...