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Efforts to obtain data on interstellar visitor plagued with difficulties
3-18-2023 |
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A meteor from another solar system landed on Earth back in 2014, but obtaining more information about it has proven challenging.
Distant dwarf planet has its own unique ring system
2-10-2023 | 5
It turns out that Saturn and the other gas giants are not the only planetary bodies in our solar system to have rings.
Discovery of 12 new moons around Jupiter breaks Saturn's record
2-9-2023 | 6
Jupiter's status as the planet with the most moons in our solar system has now officially been restored.
James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first planet
VIDEO 1-12-2023 | 0
The newly discovered world, which is 41 light-years away, is almost exactly the same size as the Earth.
On Pluto, you can throw a ball higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza
VIDEO 12-29-2022 | 2
A fascinating new video has emerged showing how far it is possible to throw a ball on the other worlds in our solar system.
Searing hot diamond-cored extrasolar world is a veritable 'hell planet'
12-12-2022 | 5
Situated 40 light-years away, this hellish terrestrial world is like nothing found in our own solar system.
Potentially habitable extrasolar planet discovered
9-10-2022 | 8
Astronomers have announced that they have identified a relatively nearby exoplanet with the potential to host alien life.
Nearby extrasolar world could be first known ocean planet
8-26-2022 | 33
Scientists have identified a relatively nearby exoplanet that appears to be made up almost entirely of water.
How the James Webb will help us find life on other worlds
7-20-2022 | 0
Two astrophysicists explore the possibilities of using the new telescope to analyze the atmospheres of extrasolar planets.
Aliens could use rogue planets as spaceships
6-6-2022 | 29
A new study has suggested that extraterrestrials could hitch a ride across the cosmos on rogue extrasolar worlds.
'Gravity telescope' could magnify exoplanets by 1,000 times
5-3-2022 | 3
A theoretical new type of telescope could make it possible to obtain close-up views of extrasolar worlds.
Total number of discovered exoplanets now exceeds 5,000
3-28-2022 | 0
Over the last 30 years, scientists have succeeded in identifying a staggering 5,000 planets in distant solar systems.
The UK government wants to build a solar power station in space
3-22-2022 | 10
The multi-billion pound project would work by generating energy in space, then transferring it back to Earth.
Is the fabled Planet Nine still out there ?
3-22-2022 | 12
The potential existence of an undiscovered planet in our own solar system has intrigued astronomers for years.
Visible light from surface of Venus captured from space for first time
VIDEO 2-10-2022 | 3
NASA's Parker Solar Probe recently captured images of Venus unlike any seen before.
'Historic moment' as solar probe 'touches the Sun'
12-15-2021 | 7
Scientists have announced that NASA's Parker Solar Probe has entered our star's corona.
Newfound 'iron planet' has molten metal surface
12-3-2021 | 2
Astronomers have identified a new extrasolar planet that is thought to be comprised of more than 80% iron.
Could we detect alien probes that are inside our own solar system ?
11-28-2021 | 8
Scientists have been aiming to bring the hunt for intelligent alien life a little closer to home.
Metal rain pummels surface of ultra-hot exoplanet
11-23-2021 | 2
Some extrasolar worlds are so large and so hot that they experience weather like nothing seen on Earth.
Search for alien life tops next-gen astronomy goals
11-8-2021 | 2
Scouring the cosmos for evidence of extraterrestrial life is going to be a major priority in the coming decades.
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