... Models of planet formation predict that no planet can form in such a close orbit , and models of planet evolution predict that Kepler-78b 's orbit should decay -- dooming the planet to eventually merge with its parent star. ...
... 2010 June 10 . Regulus and the Red Planet . Image Credit Copyright : Babak Tafreshi ( TWAN ) . ... Explanation: Leo's royal star Regulus and red planet Mars appear in a colorful pairing just above the horizon in this starry ...
... 2010 July 3 . A Giant Planet for Beta Pic . Credit: A.-M. Lagrange, D. Ehrenreich ( LAOG ), et al. , ESO . ... dusty, debris disk and an inner clear zone about the size of our solar system -- strong evidence for the formation of planets ...
... 2003 March 21 . Stars and Planets in the Halo of the Moon . Credit Copyright: Lauri Kangas . ... Planet Jupiter and stars Procyon, Castor, and Pollux also appear within the circle of lunar light. ...
... 2012 March 27 . Unusual Hollows Discovered on Planet Mercury . Image Credit: NASA / JHU APL / CIW . ... Image Credit: NASA / JHU APL / CIW . Explanation: What are those unusual features on planet Mercury? ...
... Planet TrES-2b reflects back less than one percent of the light it receives, making it darker than any known planet or moon, darker even than coal . ...
... 2009 April 4 . Star Party on Planet Earth . Image Credit Copyright : Babak Tafreshi ( TWAN ) . ... Explanation: As twilight sweeps around planet Earth tonight (April 4), many amateur astronomers will set up their telescopes ...
... Dwarf Planet Ceres . Image Credit License : NASA , JPL-Caltech , UCLA , MPS,DLR,IDA - Composition: Justin Cowart . ... Explanation: Dwarf planet Ceres is the largest object in the Solar System's main asteroid belt , with a diameter of about 950 ...
... 2011 May 7 . Dawn of the Planets . Image Credit Copyright : Luis Argerich . ... Explanation: This month, four of the five naked-eye planets gather along the eastern horizon near dawn. ...
... 2014 August 1 . Tetons and Snake River, Planet Earth . Image Credit Copyright : Babak Tafreshi ( TWAN ) . ... An alluring night skyscape , this scene looks west across the Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA, Planet Earth ...