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Jupiter: Facts about the biggest planet in our solar system
By Adam Mann last updated
Discover interesting facts about Jupiter, its many moons, and whether the gas giant and its moons could host extraterrestrial life

'I won't be surprised if this is happening throughout the universe': Mushball storms on Jupiter offer clues to atmospheres of distant planets
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Large hailstones made of ammonia may explain why the gas is missing from large pockets of Jupiter's atmosphere.

Saturn: Facts about the ringed planet
By Adam Mann published
Discover interesting facts about Saturn, its rings and whether it could contain extraterrestrial life.

Mysterious, out-of-place 'Skull' rock on Mars leaves scientists baffled
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars has discovered unusual "float" rocks on the rim of Jezero Crater while searching for signs of ancient microbial life. Scientists are investigating their origin.

Life on Mars could survive — so long as you're one of these strange, hybrid lifeforms
By Harry Baker published
Researchers bombarded lichens with a year's worth of Martian radiation in just 5 hours — and they survived, hinting that the extremophiles could potentially live on the Red Planet.

See Venus at its 'greatest brilliancy' this week — or wait until Sept. 2026
By Jamie Carter published
Early on April 24, Venus will be at its brightest in the morning sky — just 67 days after it was at its brightest in the evening sky. Here's why.

Curiosity rover finds largest carbon chains on Mars from 3.7 billion-year-old rock
By Jess Thomson, Ben Turner published
NASA's Curiosity Rover has discovered long carbon chains on Mars. On Earth, molecules like these are overwhelmingly produced by biological processes.

NASA rover reveals signs of crucial life-sustaining process on Mars
By Ben Turner published
Samples drilled by the Curiosity rover on Mars have revealed abundant signs of a carbon cycle that remained hidden from orbital scans, alongside clues of how life may have been wiped out on the planet.

Scientists reveal 'most promising yet' signs of alien life on planet k2-18b
By Jess Thomson published
Scientists have discovered evidence of large quantities of biosignature chemicals — only known to be made by life on Earth — on an exoplanet more than 100 light-years away. It could be the most promising sign yet of alien life.
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