#planets

Blog / The Strange Case of the “First Exoplanet”

September 29, 2021 / Mackenna Wood /

The first exoplanet was discovered by Michael Mayor and Didier Queloz in 1998. So why then did I come across an essay written in 1946 claiming that one was found in 1942?

Blog / Auroras: A Light Show Out of this World

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 / Breanna Turman / 1

Scientists observed a green aurora on Mars, which is the first time a green aurora has been seen on a planet other than Earth.