Search results for: solar system
Debate rages on over recent 'Planet X' claims
12-15-2015 |
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Researchers have identified what could be two new large planets in the outer reaches of our solar system.
Most distant object in our solar system found
11-12-2015 | 41
Astronomers have discovered a dwarf planet located three times further away from the sun than Pluto.
Will we ever be able to visit 'Earth 2.0' ?
8-3-2015 | 32
Kepler-452b, the most Earth-like world ever found outside our solar system, is 1400 light years away.
Aurora discovered outside our solar system
7-30-2015 | 10
A glow similar to the Northern Lights has been picked up around a brown dwarf star 20 light years away.
Rogue planets could potentially support life
4-13-2015 | 7
Wandering planets that aren't part of a solar system might still be capable of supporting life.
Subsurface ocean discovered on Ganymede
3-13-2015 |
The largest moon in the solar system is now thought to have more water on it than the Earth does.
Alien star once invaded our solar system
2-18-2015 | 14
A red dwarf star is thought to have passed within one light year of our planet 70,000 years ago.
Five ancient rocky planets discovered
1-27-2015 | 68
A solar system dating back billions of years points to the likelihood that Earth-sized worlds are common.
Two large planets may lurk beyond Pluto
1-17-2015 | 93
Evidence suggests that two planets larger than the Earth may be present in the outer solar system.
Twin of Uranus found in distant solar system
10-19-2014 | 12
Astronomers have identified the first ever ice giant planet beyond our own solar system.
NASA's Maven spacecraft arrives at Mars
9-22-2014 | 27
The satellite has arrived in orbit around the Red Planet after a 10-month voyage across the solar system.
Water clouds discovered on brown dwarf
8-29-2014 | 7
Astronomers have found evidence of water clouds outside of our own solar system for the first time.
Probe captures first instellar space dust
8-18-2014 | 9
NASA's Stardust spacecraft is now believed to have picked up particles from outside the solar system
Voyager 1 enters interstellar space (again)
7-11-2014 | 18
NASA's legendary space probe is now believed to have finally exited the solar system after 36 years.
Huge 'Godzilla of Earths' discovered
6-3-2014 | 35
Astronomers have identified a planet in a distant solar system that is 17 times the mass of the Earth.
Ganymede may harbor ice and ocean layers
5-4-2014 | 6
The largest moon in our solar system could be home to a subterranean 'club sandwich' of ice and oceans.
Kepler discovers most Earth-like exoplanet
4-18-2014 | 24
Astronomers have located an Earth-sized world within the 'Goldilocks zone' of a distant solar system.
Possible exomoon candidate discovered
4-11-2014 | 41
Scientists have identified what could be a natural satellite orbiting a planet in another solar system.
New dwarf planet hints at giant distant world
3-27-2014 | 26
Astronomers have discovered a new dwarf planet in our own solar system and it might not be alone.
Scientists create detailed map of Ganymede
2-14-2014 | 5
The largest moon in the solar system has been mapped in unprecedented detail thanks to a new project.
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