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Did a 9th planet 'escape' billions of years ago ?
Nov 29, 2020Scientists have found evidence to suggest that another world once existed between Uranus and Saturn.
Our galaxy has 300 million habitable planets
Nov 11, 2020A new NASA study has revealed just how many potentially habitable worlds there are in our galaxy.
Did a solar flare cause the Titanic disaster ?
Sep 17, 2020It is now believed that a geomagnetic storm interfered with the Titanic's navigation and communications.
Could mankind destroy the entire solar system?
Aug 18, 2020We've been doing a good job of messing up our own planet, but what about the rest of the solar system ?
Are we living in a giant deflated croissant ?
Aug 9, 2020Scientists have determined the most likely shape of the heliosphere which surrounds the solar system.
Some stars could host seven habitable planets
Aug 2, 2020Other stars may be able to host more than our own solar system's solitary habitable world, a new study suggests.
Dust could help make alien worlds habitable
Jun 10, 2020Scientists have highlighted the role of dust in cooling or warming an otherwise uninhabitable extrasolar world.
Proxima b is more Earth-like than we thought
May 30, 2020The closest known extrasolar planet may also be one of the most Earth-like worlds ever discovered.
'One-in-a-million' Super-Earth discovered
May 14, 2020Astronomers have identified a distant exoplanet with a size and orbit comparable to that of the Earth.
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.
Solving the mystery of the vanishing exoplanet
Apr 21, 2020A relatively nearby extrasolar world discovered back in 2004 has since disappeared without a trace.
Kepler data reveals hidden Earth-like exoplanet
VIDEO Apr 17, 2020Scientists have discovered one of the most Earth-like extrasolar worlds ever seen and they almost missed it.
NASA opens up about 'UFO' in STEREO images
Mar 24, 2020Eyebrows were raised recently when a strange wheel-like object showed up in solar observatory imagery.
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.
Extreme exoplanet sees rains of molten iron
VIDEO Mar 11, 2020Scientists have identified an extrasolar planet with some of the most hostile surface conditions ever seen.
Earth set to enter 30-year 'miniature ice age'
Feb 6, 2020Scientists have warned that a long period of particularly low solar activity could lead to much colder winters.
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.
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