Phil Plait

Bad Astronomy

Mars attacks part ∞

This artist’s visualization of WASP-127b, a giant gas planet located about 520 light-years from Earth, shows its newly discovered supersonic jet winds that move around the planet’s equator. With a speed of 9 km per second (33 000 km/h), this is the fastest jet stream of its kind ever measured in the Universe. (Credit: ESO/L. Calçada)

Artist’s impression of supersonic winds on WASP-127b

Learn about a planet that experiences winds a thousand times stronger than Earth’s.

Record-Breaking Supersonic Wind Swirls Around Giant Exoplanet’s Equator

Earth's mantle

Geophysicists find areas that resemble the results of tectonic plate collisions — far from any area of such activity.

Sunken Worlds Discovered in Earth’s Mantle Create Confusion and Mystery

These are not the bones of the Ushikawa man fossils, but represent how archeologists discover ancient bones. (Credit: Ja Crispy/Shutterstock)

Ancient human bones

Fossils once thought to represent the earliest known human remains from the country turn out to be from another animal.

Mars attacks part ∞

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