Edwin Kite

Illustration of Mars Perseverance

Icy clouds could have kept early Mars warm enough for rivers and lakes, study finds

Artist illustration of the exoplanet WASP-121b

There might be many planets with water-rich atmospheres

Visualization map showing sea level rise from 1992 to 2014

Climate change will ultimately cost humanity $100,000 per ton of carbon, scientists estimate

Extrasolar Planets

UChicago study illuminates fates of distant planetary atmospheres

View of a star partially obscured by a large rocky planet with magma ocean

Why some planets eat their own skies

Salt mountain

Salt deposits on Mars hold clues to sources of ancient water

River in Mars

Rivers raged on Mars late into its history

Blue marbles

Water worlds could support life, study says

Study suggests branching networks on surface of Mars due to heavy rainfall

Study suggests branching networks on surface of Mars due to heavy rainfall


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Rain or snow likely formed Martian rivers