The hunt is on for Earthlike planets outside our solar system that may harbor life. Astronomer Geoff Marcy explains the challenges of finding infinitesimally small planets orbiting huge, very ...

The hunt started when researchers spotted a young star about 375 light-years from Earth called PDS70. The disc of dust surrounding the star had a gap—a sign that planets might be carving out ...

About 5 billion years ago, as the Sun forms, most planets around it are still dust. But Jupiter's core already begins to grow. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies ...

In the early 90s’ scientists combed through data and found something surprising that led to the discovery of planets beyond our solar system. It changed science forever.

Discover the dramatic forces creating spectacular weather on neighboring planets and moons. Out in the solar system, the weather gets wacky – with globe-spanning dust storms, monsoons of liquid ...

The surface of Venus is comparable to the bottom of Earth’s oceans with one major difference: Venus has the hottest planetary surface in the solar system. National Corporate funding for NOVA is ...

Marine biologists unravel how whales and their poop trap carbon and feed the ocean.

The film, slated to premiere in 2023 on PBS, will serve as a sequel to NOVA’s highly rated ULTIMATE SPACE TELESCOPE, which premiered earlier this month.

Shaped by gravitational forces over millions of years, Saturn's rings are incredibly complex. A tiny moon named Pan, just 17 miles wide, has notably influenced their structure by creating the ...

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