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This Tidally Locked Super-Earth May Explain Mysteries in Our Solar System

The exoplanet LHS 3844b is warmer than it should be, and figuring out why could help explain some of the weird quirks of our own solar system.

Inverse

NASA asteroid sample lands safely in Utah before being whisked away by helicopter

NASA's Osiris-REx mission has successfully returned a pristine sample of asteroid back to Earth. This cupful-or-so of space rock could shed light on the solar system's origins.

WEKU

Quantum Telescopes Could Offer Clearer Views of Our Solar System and Beyond

In recent years, scientists have investigated the possibility of using quantum principles to enable next-generation astronomy.

Inverse

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Nuclear-powered robots could hunt for aliens on icy Solar System moons

In the coming years, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will send two robotic missions to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa.

Inverse

The Webb Telescope's next images could come from very close to home

On Thursday, NASA, ESA, and CSA will release an image from our own Solar System taken by the James Webb Space Telescope — but haven't announced what object it'll be.

Inverse

The Solar System may have lost the original “Planet Nine”

The Solar System may have started with five gas giants, but according to the Nice model, Planet X may have been flung into interstellar space.

Inverse

Dwarf Planet Ceres Was Formed In Coldest Zone Of Solar System And Thrust Into Asteroid Belt

NASA has uncovered the mystery of Ceres, a dwarf planet between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

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How do planets form? A 'baby Jupiter' hundreds of light-years away offers new clues

How do planets form? For many years scientists thought they understood this process by studying the one example we had access to: our own Solar System.

The Conversation

Study: Pluto has ice volcanoes like "nothing else" in the Solar System

This could change how we view icy worlds in the outer Solar System.

Inverse

Pluto: 'recent' volcanism raises puzzle – how can such a cold body power eruptions?

Pluto, the Solar System’s largest dwarf planet, just became even more interesting with a report that icy lava flows have recently covered substantial tracts of its surface. In this context, “recently” means probably no more than a billion years ago. That’s old, of course – and there is no suggestion…

The Conversation

One futuristic alien technology could confirm the existence of advanced life in space

Humanity has barely scratched the surface when it comes to cosmic exploration, including our backyard. Self-replicating robots could reveal more about humanity's closest neighbors.

Inverse

50 years later, NASA is finally opening a critical cache of Moon rocks

These rocks and dust were collected more than 50 years ago during the Apollo missions. Now, NASA is finally cracking them open to study the Moon and Earth.

Inverse

Jaw-dropping Jupiter NASA image reveals two cosmic Easter eggs

Io and Europa creep into a shot from the Juno probe.

Inverse

The iciest moons in the Solar System could host future life

In this edition of Inverse Daily, decide if you would like to live on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, learn about magnetic nanobots that eat pollution, and more.

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New study improves the chances of habitability in the outer Solar System

A new study suggests that mid-sized, icy worlds can still be geologically active. This opens the door for several places once considered barren to possibly host life.

Inverse

Ex-NASA astronaut calls on humanity to populate the Solar System and beyond

Ron Garan, a former NASA astronaut, sees humanity's future as one that expands further into the stars. But we need to fix Earth's big issues first.

Inverse

50 years ago, NASA sent a message to aliens — and sparked a Solar System mystery

A mere fifty years ago, Pioneer 10 launched and became the first unmanned mission to Jupiter. The mission revealed new details about the Solar System — and sent a message to aliens.

The Conversation

Ruby clouds and water behaving strangely – what we found when studying an exoplanet's dark side

Since astronomers discovered the first planet orbiting a star other than the Sun, we have found many worlds that are very unlike the ones in our own Solar System. A large number of these “exoplanets” are large, gaseous planets roughly the size of Jupiter, orbiting close to their parent stars…

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune: why our next visit to the giant planets will be so important (and just as difficult)

The giant planets – Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune - are some of the most awe-inspiring in our Solar System, and have great importance for space research and our comprehension of the greater universe.

The Conversation

Curious Kids: could we change other planets in the Solar System so we could live on them?

Can we terraform other planets so that the human race can spread around the Solar System? – Xander, aged 14, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Inverse

A salty new discovery hints at potential for alien life in an unexpected Solar System location

Ceres, the only inner solar system dwarf planet, has brines that could keep a liquid water ocean stable somewhere under its surface.

The Independent UK

Chinese Moon mission provides finer ruler for studying the Solar System

New lunar samples fill in gaps in the record of metor impacts on the Moon, and will provide a more accurate yardstick for studying all the rocky bodies in the inner Solar System.

The Conversation

What are asteroids made of? A sample returned to Earth reveals the Solar System's building blocks

Just over 12 months ago, we were sitting at Woomera, in the Australian outback, waiting for a streak of light in the sky to testify that the Hayabusa2 spacecraft had returned from its voyage to collect a little piece of a near-Earth asteroid called Ryugu. Unfortunately for us, it was…

Inverse

Scientists discover new Earth-like planet around the closest star to our Sun

A team of astronomers found evidence of a third planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our Solar System.

Inverse

7 ways the Webb Telescope will unlock the Solar System's secrets

The James Webb Space Telescope will study Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto, and other far flung places that ground-based telescopes can't see as well.

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