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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.
Voyager 2 is back online after power glitch
2-3-2020 | 9
The 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
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.
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.
'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.
'Alien' grain offers clues to early solar system
4-29-2019 | 0
Scientists 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 3-15-2019 | 10
In a new study, scientists have worked out that, on average, Mercury is actually closer to us than Venus.
Forget FarOut: FarFarOut has been discovered
2-26-2019 | 13
The 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 2-21-2019 | 2
Scientists have successfully identified an entirely new moon in orbit around the gas giant Neptune.
Distant solar system object 'Farout' discovered
12-18-2018 | 8
Astronomers have identified the farthest known object in our solar system at a distance of 11 billion miles.
Bizarre solar system is baffling astronomers
10-16-2018 | 6
Four gargantuan planets have been observed orbiting a relatively young star approximately 500 light years away.
New dwarf planet 'The Goblin' discovered
10-2-2018 | 8
The important new find also hints at the presence of another, much larger planet in the outer solar system.
Ganymede generates powerful magnetic waves
8-8-2018 | 3
Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede is producing 'chorus waves' one million times more powerful than average.
Meteorite found in Africa is older than the Earth
8-7-2018 | 14
Scientists have been studying a meteorite that dates back to a time before the birth of our solar system.
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