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Spectacular 'lucky' image of Jupiter revealed
May 10, 2020A stunning new image of the solar system's largest planet was put together from hundreds of shots.
139 new 'minor planets' found beyond Neptune
Mar 13, 2020Scientists have announced the discovery of 139 new objects situated in the far reaches of our solar system.
Voyager 2 is back online after power glitch
Feb 3, 2020The long-lived spacecraft went into fault protection mode last week after unexpectedly drawing too much power.
World's oldest material is older than the Earth
Jan 15, 2020Scientists have identified the oldest material ever to make it onto our planet - and it even predates the Sun.
New photographs of interstellar visitor revealed
Dec 18, 2019NASA has released two new images showing interstellar comet Borisov traveling through our solar system.
Planet found orbiting white dwarf in world first
VIDEO Dec 5, 2019Astronomers have discovered a huge planet orbiting the burnt-out husk of a star that was once like the Sun.
Interstellar comet may be carrying 'alien water'
Oct 30, 2019Astronomers have determined that comet 2I/Borisov could be carrying water from a distant solar system.
'Helical engine' could reach relativistic speeds
Oct 16, 2019NASA engineer David Burns has developed a concept for a new drive capable of reaching distant solar systems.
Visiting interstellar comet is caught on camera
Oct 15, 2019Astronomers have revealed that comet 2I/Borisov is remarkably similar to comets from our own solar system.
Planet Nine could be a miniature black hole
Sep 28, 2019The undiscovered theoretical planet in the outer reaches of our solar system may actually be a black hole.
Astronomer discovers second interstellar visitor
VIDEO Sep 13, 2019An amateur astronomer has discovered what is believed to be a comet that has come from a distant solar system.
'Super-Earth' discovered 31 light years away
VIDEO Aug 2, 2019Astronomers have announced the discovery of a large, potentially habitable world in a nearby solar system.
'Alien' grain offers clues to early solar system
Apr 29, 2019Scientists have discovered a grain of dust left over from a stellar explosion that predated our solar system.
Is Venus really the closest planet to Earth ?
VIDEO Mar 15, 2019In a new study, scientists have worked out that, on average, Mercury is actually closer to us than Venus.
Forget FarOut: FarFarOut has been discovered
Feb 26, 2019The discoverer of the most distant known object in our solar system has now found an even more distant one.
New moon discovered in our solar system
VIDEO Feb 21, 2019Scientists have successfully identified an entirely new moon in orbit around the gas giant Neptune.
Distant solar system object 'Farout' discovered
Dec 18, 2018Astronomers have identified the farthest known object in our solar system at a distance of 11 billion miles.
Bizarre solar system is baffling astronomers
Oct 16, 2018Four gargantuan planets have been observed orbiting a relatively young star approximately 500 light years away.
New dwarf planet 'The Goblin' discovered
Oct 2, 2018The important new find also hints at the presence of another, much larger planet in the outer solar system.
Ganymede generates powerful magnetic waves
Aug 8, 2018Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede is producing 'chorus waves' one million times more powerful than average.
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