Paul Scott Anderson 
Among the many exoplanets now being discovered, Fomalhaut B was considered something special – the first exoplanet to be directly photographed in visible light, by the Hubble Space Telescope, back in 2008. That is, until more recent studies suggested that it might not be real, not even a planet after all.
Read More‘Back from the dead’: new analysis says exoplanet Fomalhaut b is real
One of the most puzzling and controversial discoveries made about Mars so far has been the detection of methane in its atmosphere. Why is this significant?
An amazingly wide variety of exoplanets are now being discovered orbiting other stars and some of the most interesting are those referred to as “super-Earths,” rocky worlds which are typically a little larger to a few times bigger than Earth.
Read MoreNew European space telescope will study ‘super-Earth’ exoplanets
For the first time since landing, the Curiosity rover has delivered its first soil sample to the Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin) instrument, which is right now being analyzed to determine the mineral composition. The sample was successfully delivered to CheMin on October 17.
Read MoreCuriosity rover eats Martian dirt and finds unusual ‘bright particles’
With its methane lakes, rivers and rain, Titan is already one of the most fascinating worlds in our solar system, with intriguing parallels to Earth despite the much colder climate.
Read More‘Hot cross bun’ on Titan may indicate subsurface geological activity