defying gravity Scientists have discovered a rare perpendicular solar system Thom Dunn

radical ecology Scientists using climate change modeling to simulate life on Arrakis Thom Dunn

butt of the joke Are people who study Uranus annoyed by jokes about Uranus? Thom Dunn

planetary science This fascinating video shows how fast a ball drops on the sun, the moon, and planets Carla Sinclair

loud on planet x Listen to an audio recording of the frequencies produced by six alien planets 200 light years away Thom Dunn

chemical reactions in space The moon is mysteriously rusting, and scientists think it's our fault Thom Dunn

lava planet Scientists discover "bizarre hell planet" where it rains rocks into lava oceans Thom Dunn

Oort Cloud Getting to know 2015 TG 387, aka "the Goblin," an unconfirmed dwarf planet lurking in the Ort cloud Gareth Branwyn

planetary science Excellent animation comparing the rotations of the planets in our solar system David Pescovitz

amateur astronomy A surprise meteorite hit the moon during Monday's total lunar eclipse David Pescovitz

planetary physics Crazy unearthly planetary phenomena described Andrea James

photoshops Dark Side of the Pluto Xeni Jardin

new horizons Dark Side of the Pluto revealed in new NASA image from New Horizons mission Xeni Jardin

kepler How to name an exoplanet, by XKCD Xeni Jardin

new horizons NASA unveils gorgeous new false-color image of Pluto Xeni Jardin

Kepler-452b First near-Earth-size planet in "habitable zone" around sun-like star confirmed by NASA Xeni Jardin

solar system National Geographic's Pluto issue, autographed by NASA's New Horizons team Xeni Jardin

pluto flyby Fly over Pluto in animated New Horizons video. Here are the amazing images NASA released from Pluto Fly By today. Xeni Jardin

Dawn Pluto and other known "not-planets" in our solar system mapped in scale image montage Xeni Jardin