Astronomers have debated for years whether these planets have hydrogen-rich atmospheres or are water worlds. But their thick blanket of clouds makes it almost impossible to study them. Almost.

Dust blown from the Earth's continents falls into the oceans and fertilizes them with nutrients needed for plants, such as ...

In the app, for Android open the left hand menu (≡) or for iOS select 'more' (...), then select "Projects". Enter "fossil atmospheres" into the search feature to locate the project. Select Fossil ...

As planets pass in front of their parent stars as viewed from Earth, they cause a tiny dip in the amount of starlight we receive from those stars. These dips can be used to detect an orbiting planet, ...

"Temperamental" stars that brighten and dim over a matter of hours or days may be distorting our view of thousands of distant ...

Due to the Covid-19 emergency, the Fossil Atmospheres project will not be accepting any Ginkgo leaf samples for the 2020 collection season. Happily, your amazing response to the 2019 collection season ...

The sheer volume of college football stadiums deserving of recognition for their electric atmospheres speaks to the pageantry which makes the sport so unique and special. Some schools fall short ...

Another week of the high school basketball season is nearly over, which leaves just one more until the Western Massachusetts tournaments begin. This is edition No. 5 of the Gazette’s weekly high ...

The primary science objectives for Pandora will be to analyze the atmospheres of 20 confirmed exoplanets during the science operations phase of the mission, which is slated to last approximately one ...

A new study offers a clearer picture of how planets are born alongside stars, findings that are an exciting step toward ...