Jane Huang, an assistant professor of astronomy, grew up in Chicago, but has no strong feelings on whether New York or her ...

We search for extrasolar planets and determine their properties. We develop models that describe the atmospheres of the ... We are developing a holistic modelling approach for different planets and ...

A new paper discusses the possible existence of an unseen planet in the outer solar system, the so-called "Planet X" or ...

The study, published Nov. 22 on the pre-print server arXiv, provides the first mass measurements for these three planets, shedding more light on the properties of the whole system. Located some ...

The atmospheres of the ice giants Uranus and Neptune may be separated into layers that don't mix, like oil and water.

Uranus and Neptune The different planets have different properties and conditions. In general, as the distance from the Sun increases: the temperature decreases, for example, Mercury is 430 °C ...

Extrasolar gas giant planets are a necessary stop on the road to finding life elsewhere in the cosmos. Here's why we need to ...

An unusual planetary system with three known ultra-low density "super-puff" planets has at least one more planet, according ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope report the discovery of a planet orbiting within the habitable zone of ...