- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 6th, 2015
![It Can Get as Hot as 2,700°C (4,900°F) on This Planet It Can Get as Hot as 2,700°C (4,900°F) on This Planet](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/It-Can-Get-as-Hot-as-2-700-C-4-900-F-on-This-Planet-1.jpg)
It Can Get as Hot as 2,700°C (4,900°F) on This Planet
Researchers believe the planet heats up to such an extent due to intense volcanic activity on its surface
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 30th, 2015
![Newly Discovered Planetary System Sits Merely 54 Light-Years Away Newly Discovered Planetary System Sits Merely 54 Light-Years Away](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Newly-Discovered-Planetary-System-Sits-Merely-54-Light-Years-Away-1.jpg)
Newly Discovered Planetary System Sits Merely 54 Light-Years Away
The previously unknown system comprises just three planets that all sit very close to their parent star, astronomers say
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 23rd, 2015
![Planet Earth Formed from a Cosmic Ocean of Infinitesimal Pebbles Planet Earth Formed from a Cosmic Ocean of Infinitesimal Pebbles](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Planet-Earth-Formed-from-a-Cosmic-Ocean-of-Infinitesimal-Pebbles-1.jpg)
Planet Earth Formed from a Cosmic Ocean of Infinitesimal Pebbles
New study explains how asteroids are born and grow bigger, also sheds light on the origin of our home planet
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 16th, 2015
![NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope Spots Planet 13,000 Light-Years Away NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope Spots Planet 13,000 Light-Years Away](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/NASA-s-Spitzer-Space-Telescope-Spots-Planet-13-000-Light-Years-Away-1.jpg)
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope Spots Planet 13,000 Light-Years Away
The newly discovered celestial body is one of the most distant planets thus far documented by astronomers
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 3rd, 2015
![Network of Mineral Veins on Mars' Mount Sharp Looks Positively Stunning Network of Mineral Veins on Mars' Mount Sharp Looks Positively Stunning](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Network-of-Mineral-Veins-on-Mars-Mount-Sharp-Looks-Positively-Stunning-1.jpg)
Network of Mineral Veins on Mars' Mount Sharp Looks Positively Stunning
The veins, imaged by NASA's Curiosity rover during a hike, comprise minerals deposited by fluids on the Martian surface
- Sci Pry
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 27th, 2015
![Here's How Long It Would Take to Fall All the Way Through the Earth Here's How Long It Would Take to Fall All the Way Through the Earth](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Here-s-How-Long-It-Would-Take-to-Fall-All-the-Way-Through-the-Earth-1.jpg)
Here's How Long It Would Take to Fall All the Way Through the Earth
Physics student calculates how long it would take to fall through a tunnel connecting two opposite sides of the planet
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 25th, 2015
![Earth's Mantle Found to Pack a Secret, Previously Unknown Layer Earth's Mantle Found to Pack a Secret, Previously Unknown Layer](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Earth-s-Mantle-Found-to-Pack-a-Secret-Previously-Unknown-Layer-1.jpg)
Earth's Mantle Found to Pack a Secret, Previously Unknown Layer
Like onions and ogres, Earth has layers that are arranged in an orderly fashion and that each have unique properties
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 10th, 2015
![Astronomers Release Remarkably Detailed View of Venus' Surface Astronomers Release Remarkably Detailed View of Venus' Surface](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Astronomers-Release-Remarkably-Detailed-View-of-Venus-Surface-1.jpg)
Astronomers Release Remarkably Detailed View of Venus' Surface
The images were obtained by sending radar signals to Venus and waiting for them to bounce off the surface of the planet
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 7th, 2015
![Odd Cosmic Signals Might Actually Be a Nearby Habitable Planet Odd Cosmic Signals Might Actually Be a Nearby Habitable Planet](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Odd-Cosmic-Signals-Might-Actually-Be-a-Nearby-Habitable-Planet-1.jpg)
Odd Cosmic Signals Might Actually Be a Nearby Habitable Planet
Astronomers say signals previously argued to be stellar bursts are, in fact, coming from an Earth-like planet
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 5th, 2015
![Spoiled Planet Has Four Parent Stars Instead of Just One Spoiled Planet Has Four Parent Stars Instead of Just One](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Spoiled-Planet-Has-Four-Parent-Stars-Instead-of-Just-One-1.jpg)
Spoiled Planet Has Four Parent Stars Instead of Just One
The quadruple star system is located at a distance of 136 light-years from Earth in the constellation Aries
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 21st, 2015
![Neighboring Planets Can Influence Each Other's Climate, Study Finds Neighboring Planets Can Influence Each Other's Climate, Study Finds](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Neighboring-Planets-Can-Influence-Each-Other-s-Climate-Study-Finds-1.jpg)
Neighboring Planets Can Influence Each Other's Climate, Study Finds
In doing so, they can even encourage or pull the plug on the emergence and evolution of alien lifeforms
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 19th, 2015
![This Planet Is So Hot Rocks Are Disintegrating on Its Surface This Planet Is So Hot Rocks Are Disintegrating on Its Surface](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/This-Planet-Is-so-Hot-Rocks-Are-Disintegrating-on-Its-Surface-1.jpg)
This Planet Is So Hot Rocks Are Disintegrating on Its Surface
Astronomers say the planet's surface is heated to about 1,800 degrees Celsius (nearly 3300 degrees Fahrenheit)
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 14th, 2015
![It's 500° Celsius (932° Fahrenheit) in Winter on This Distant Planet It's 500° Celsius (932° Fahrenheit) in Winter on This Distant Planet](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/It-s-500-Celsius-932-Fahrenheit-in-Winter-on-this-Distant-Planet-1.jpg)
It's 500° Celsius (932° Fahrenheit) in Winter on This Distant Planet
During summer, temperatures on Kepler-432b increase to a jaw-dropping 1,000° Celsius (1,832° Fahrenheit)
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 5th, 2015
![Milky Way Is Home to Hundreds of Billions of Earth-like Planets Milky Way Is Home to Hundreds of Billions of Earth-like Planets](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/The-Milky-Way-Is-Home-to-Hundreds-of-Billions-of-Earth-like-Planets-1.jpg)
Milky Way Is Home to Hundreds of Billions of Earth-like Planets
Even cooler, scientists say each and every of these Earth-like planets in our home galaxy might be life-friendly
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 27th, 2015
![Odd Celestial Body Is Surrounded by a Mammoth Ring System Odd Celestial Body Is Surrounded by a Mammoth Ring System](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Odd-Celestial-Body-Is-Surrounded-by-a-Mammoth-Ring-System-1.jpg)
Odd Celestial Body Is Surrounded by a Mammoth Ring System
Astronomers say the ring system around this body is much larger and heavier than that documented around Saturn
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 7th, 2015
![Newly Discovered Goldilocks Planets Might Host Liquid Water, Life Newly Discovered Goldilocks Planets Might Host Liquid Water, Life](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Newly-Discovered-Goldilocks-Planets-Might-Host-Liquid-Water-Even-Life-1.jpg)
Newly Discovered Goldilocks Planets Might Host Liquid Water, Life
The astronomers behind this discovery say that, of the eight newly found planets, two are strikingly similar to our own
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 3rd, 2014
![Here Are 10 of the Coolest Space Images Ever Here Are 10 of the Coolest Space Images Ever](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Here-Are-10-of-the-Coolest-Space-Images-Ever-1.jpg)
Here Are 10 of the Coolest Space Images Ever
Our universe is a mind-blowing, breathtaking and absolutely wondrous place, these images more than prove it