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Four planets discovered in orbit around nearby red dwarf star
3-14-2025 |
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Despite being closer to the size of Jupiter than the Sun, Barnard's Star is at the center of its own little solar system.
A mysterious cosmic phenomenon once engulfed our solar system
3-11-2025 | 0
Millions of years ago, our solar system stood in the path of a veritable tsunami of gas and dust.
A huge planet-like object may have once barged through our solar system
1-20-2025 | 9
Scientists now believe that our solar system may have once been visited by something very large indeed.
NASA's Parker solar probe attempts record-breaking flyby of the Sun
12-24-2024 | 2
The probe is spending Christmas Eve attempting to fly closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft in history.
Halloween comet visitor originates from the mysterious Oort Cloud
VIDEO 10-22-2024 | 23
The comet comes from an enigmatic and colossal cloud of planetesimals that surrounds our solar system.
Overlooked F-type stars could support habitable extrasolar worlds
10-8-2024 | 0
A new study has highlighted the potential for finding habitable extrasolar worlds around F-type stars.
CubeSats are revolutionizing the way we explore the solar system
9-29-2024 | 3
The age of huge, expensive satellites is giving way to the age of small, cheap satellites that can be launched en masse.
How would life develop on a planet with no day and night cycle ?
9-8-2024 | 4
Here on Earth we take day and night for granted, but such a cycle might not even exist on some planets.
California firm wants to make the Sun shine in the middle of the night
VIDEO 8-28-2024 | 8
Reflect Orbital is developing a novel new way to generate power by reflecting sunlight onto panels when its dark.
Mercury may be home to a layer of diamond up to 10 miles thick
7-27-2024 | 4
The smallest planet in our solar system may be hiding a treasure with a value beyond imagination.
James Webb observes potentially habitable 'super-Earth' LHS 1140 b
7-10-2024 | 16
This relatively nearby world, which is a lot larger than our own, is situated approximately 49 light-years away.
Strange horned 'devil comet' to make closest approach in 71 years
VIDEO 6-2-2024 | 1
One of the most unusual comets in the solar system is due to make its closest approach of the Earth today.
New study offers update on possible detection of life on K2-18b
5-6-2024 | 8
Has the James Webb Space Telescope found life on a distant extrasolar world or could there be an alternative explanation ?
Now conspiracy theorists are claiming that our solar system has two suns
5-1-2024 | 28
This latest in a long line of ridiculous conspiracy theories is perhaps the most nonsensical one to date.
James Webb to investigate possible signs of life on exoplanet K2-18b
VIDEO 4-27-2024 | 8
A gas discovered in the atmosphere of this distant extrasolar planet is 'only produced by life', say scientists.
Scientists find new evidence of the mysterious Planet Nine
4-24-2024 | 10
A team of planetary scientists has found new evidence of an undiscovered planet in the outer solar system.
Stonehenge may have aligned with the Moon as well as the Sun
4-20-2024 | 0
The historic Wiltshire monument, which dates back over 5,000 years, is well known for its solar alignments.
Total solar eclipse generates series of bizarre conspiracy theories
4-8-2024 | 27
Today's eclipse should be something spectacular, but it has also been mired in nonsensical conspiracies.
'Super Earth' discovered within distant star's habitable zone
2-5-2024 | 1
Astronomers have identified a potentially habitable extrasolar planet situated around 137 light-years away.
Tatahouine: 'Star Wars' meteorite is teaching us about the solar system
12-24-2023 | 0
Fragments of the space rock rained down over Tatahouine, Tunisia - the filming location of Tatooine in Star Wars.
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