In this map-based feature, gauge the scope and effects, both actual and potential, of the human "footprint" on our planet. To launch the interactive, click on the image at left.—Lexi Krock ...

For the first time, scientists have been able to map the atmosphere of WASP-121b in 3D and what they found sounds like ...

This works for systems in which the planets orbit in a plane that takes them between their host star and Earth. As this occurs, the planet blocks a small fraction of the starlight that we see from ...

For the first time, scientists have been able to map the ... "This planet's atmosphere behaves in ways that challenge our understanding of how weather works - not just on Earth, but on all planets.