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139 new 'minor planets' found beyond Neptune
3-13-2020 |
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Scientists have announced the discovery of 139 new objects situated in the far reaches of our solar system.
Extreme exoplanet sees rains of molten iron
VIDEO 3-11-2020 | 0
Scientists have identified an extrasolar planet with some of the most hostile surface conditions ever seen.
Earth set to enter 30-year 'miniature ice age'
2-6-2020 | 61
Scientists have warned that a long period of particularly low solar activity could lead to much colder winters.
World's oldest material is older than the Earth
1-15-2020 | 2
Scientists have identified the oldest material ever to make it onto our planet - and it even predates the Sun.
New photographs of interstellar visitor revealed
12-18-2019 | 3
NASA has released two new images showing interstellar comet Borisov traveling through our solar system.
Planet found orbiting white dwarf in world first
VIDEO 12-5-2019 | 0
Astronomers have discovered a huge planet orbiting the burnt-out husk of a star that was once like the Sun.
NASA reveals Parker Solar Probe discoveries
VIDEO 12-4-2019 | 7
The groundbreaking solar probe has sent back its first observations from the edge of the Sun's atmosphere.
Interstellar comet may be carrying 'alien water'
10-30-2019 | 6
Astronomers have determined that comet 2I/Borisov could be carrying water from a distant solar system.
'Helical engine' could reach relativistic speeds
10-16-2019 | 13
NASA engineer David Burns has developed a concept for a new drive capable of reaching distant solar systems.
Visiting interstellar comet is caught on camera
10-15-2019 | 5
Astronomers have revealed that comet 2I/Borisov is remarkably similar to comets from our own solar system.
Planet Nine could be a miniature black hole
9-28-2019 | 7
The undiscovered theoretical planet in the outer reaches of our solar system may actually be a black hole.
Astronomer discovers second interstellar visitor
VIDEO 9-13-2019 | 20
An amateur astronomer has discovered what is believed to be a comet that has come from a distant solar system.
Water vapor discovered on extrasolar planet
9-11-2019 | 11
Water vapor has been identified on what is being hailed as the most habitable exoplanet found to date.
Doomed planets 'call out' across the cosmos
8-11-2019 | 1
Astrophysicists have discovered a way to detect the surviving cores of planets orbiting white dwarf stars.
'Super-Earth' discovered 31 light years away
VIDEO 8-2-2019 | 31
Astronomers have announced the discovery of a large, potentially habitable world in a nearby solar system.
'LightSail 2' deploys its solar sail in Earth's orbit
VIDEO 7-24-2019 | 5
The experimental project could one day make it possible for solar sails to propel spacecraft to other worlds.
Stunning image shows ISS in front of the Sun
7-19-2019 | 5
NASA has released a breathtaking photograph showing the space station silhouetted against our solar neighbor.
Two new Earth-like exoplanets discovered
6-19-2019 | 18
The new worlds are so much like our own that both are now on a list of the 19 planets most likely to support life.
Earth may be vulnerable to solar superflares
6-14-2019 | 1
Scientists now believe that our Sun is capable of producing a type of powerful and disruptive 'superflare'.
ET 'habitable zone' is smaller than thought
6-12-2019 | 28
According to a new study, many planets in the so-called habitable zone can only support single-celled organisms.
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