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In 2025, astronomers discovered 3I/ATLAS, only the third confirmed interstellar object. 1 year later, its heavy water revealed clues to a cold alien planetary system

In 2025, astronomers discovered 3I/ATLAS, only the third confirmed interstellar object. 1 year later, its heavy water revealed clues to a cold alien planetary system. ALMA and the James Webb Space Telescope found high deuterium levels in its water. The result suggests that its ice formed below about 30 kelvin…

The Economic Times · Aug 22

“Would You Make It Through School Today?”: This 25-Question Trivia Quiz Reveals

Do you really have a strong general knowledge game? This 25-question quiz jumps across a wide range of topics, including science, geography, mathematics, history, art, and more, to find out just how much you really know.You’ll face questions that test everything from the planets in our solar system to major…

Bored Panda · Aug 19

'This goes beyond showcasing technological soft power': China's new moon map signals bold space ambitions (video)

New chronology, data about the moon's far side and a homegrown cartographic standard signal China's ambitions for how the solar system gets mapped.

Space · Aug 16

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Japan aims for the moons of Mars

Japan's MMX mission will blast off soon to collect Martian moon samples. The spacecraft will orbit Mars for three years and land on Phobos. This mission aims to understand Solar System origins and life's emergence. A rival Chinese mission also plans to return Mars samples around 2031. The Japanese mission…

The Economic Times · Aug 16

What’s a black hole star? Astronomers spot a strange red object bigger than our entire solar system

Black Hole Star Discovery: Astronomers using Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope may have discovered a new type of cosmic object called a “black hole star”. The strange red object, known as MoM-BH*-1, appears to combine features of stars and black holes and could offer new clues about how galaxies and…

The Economic Times · Aug 13

Astronomers discover a new kind of cosmic object – a black hole ‘star’

The body is the size of the entire solar system and glows with a brilliant red light billions of light years from Earth

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12

In 1969, Australia recovered the Murchison meteorite after it fell near Victoria. Years later, scientists studied stardust hidden inside and discovered grains dating back roughly 7 billion years, before the Solar System existed

The Murchison meteorite carried something far older than Earth. Scientists found tiny silicon carbide grains inside it that formed nearly 7 billion years ago, long before the Sun existed. The meteorite fell in Victoria, Australia, in 1969. Researchers later isolated the ancient stardust and studied trapped isotopes to estimate its…

The Economic Times · Aug 11

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The Universe At Its Most Beautiful: The 20 Best Images From The 2026 David Malin Astrophotography Awards

From distant galaxies and colorful nebulae to eclipses, comets, planets, and dramatic nightscapes, the competition showcases the incredible diversity of our universe through the lens of modern astrophotography.

Bored Panda · Aug 7

Unique asteroid spotted with its own moon

Findings may help unravel processes that shaped the earliest phases of our solar system’s formation

The Independent UK · Aug 5

Quote of the day by Nicolaus Copernicus: 'Although all the good arts serve to draw man's mind away from vices and...' - inspiring quote by father of astronomy teaches life lessons on how learning shapes character and how knowledge helps you become a better person

Quote of the day by Nicolaus Copernicus: Nicolaus Copernicus believed learning and arts shape character and lead to better lives. His quote highlights knowledge's power to move minds away from vices. Copernicus, a Polish astronomer, proposed the Sun-centered solar system model. His heliocentric theory transformed understanding of the universe and…

The Economic Times · Aug 4

Government expands discount scheme to encourage larger businesses to install rooftop solar

The Albanese government will expand the scheme providing incentives to households and businesses to acquire renewable energy to enable larger businesses, farms and community facilities to install solar systems up to ten times bigger than presently allowed.

The Conversation · Aug 4

3 moons of Neptune may be remnants of ice worlds shattered in a catastrophic crash

"We've had only a single flyby — Voyager 2 in 1989 — and these results make clear there's much more to learn."

Space · Aug 3

The 1st 'three-headed' asteroid | Space photo of the day for Aug. 3, 2026

New images reveal what astronomers believe is the first-known "trilobate" or three-headed asteroid in our solar system.

Space · Aug 3

Starting 1996, surprising planetary system had close encounters with NASA’s Galileo spacecraft, recent study claims it may resemble Earth in certain qualities

Nearly three decades after Galileo first revealed Ganymede's intrinsic magnetic field, the giant moon of Jupiter remains one of the Solar System's most compelling destinations. Future observations could determine just how closely its interior resembles the processes operating inside Earth—and how radically different two worlds can be while still sharing…

The Economic Times · Aug 3

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 3

Starwatch: Mercury to reach farthest point from the sun

Morning sky offers rare opportunity for a glimpse at solar system’s innermost world

Space · Jul 30

1st three-headed asteroid found in our solar system — and it has a little moon

Sophisticated high-contrast imaging has revealed asteroid 44 Nysa to have three lobes and a small moon.

The Economic Times · Jul 29

Is a massive planet lurking beyond Pluto? Tyche planet mystery: In 1999, scientists proposed a world four times Jupiter's mass; 25 years later, the debate continues

Is there a giant hidden planet beyond Pluto? Tyche planet mystery explained: In 1999, astronomers proposed Tyche. They suspected a giant world hiding deep in the Oort Cloud. It was four times bigger than Jupiter. Weird comet paths pointed right to it. Then in 2014, NASA’s WISE telescope scanned the…

The Economic Times · Jul 27

In 2005, scientists thawed 32,000-year-old organisms frozen since the Ice Age, and they started swimming almost immediately, challenging everything we knew about life's limits

NASA scientists made a groundbreaking discovery deep inside Alaskan permafrost. They defrosted 32,000-year-old bacteria frozen since the ancient Ice Age. The moment the ice melted, the microbes woke right up. They immediately started swimming, feeding, and multiplying. This shock revival proved ancient organisms can survive extreme freezing for millennia. Now,…

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International Business Times UK · Jul 25

Alien Probes Hiding in Our Solar System: Study Reveals Hidden Technosignatures in Asteroid Belt

A new study suggests alien probes and hidden technosignatures could be concealed within the asteroid belt, raising fresh questions about unexplained data in our solar system.

Space · Jul 24

What lurks beneath the volcanoes of Jupiter's moon Io? NASA's Juno probe just took a peek

The subsurface findings could transform how scientists study volcanoes across the solar system — including those on Earth.

The Independent UK · Jul 23

Astronomers find weird ‘third wheel’ object orbiting a failed star that could be first exosatellite

Object might be the first moon ever spotted outside of our solar system

Space · Jul 23

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'' season 4 opener is a pulpy sci-fi joy packed with dinosaurs, martians, and a 5th planet where the asteroid belt should be

Dinosaurs, Martians, and the fate of the human race? This could be more than your standard day at the office for the Enterprise crew.

LiveScience · Jul 22

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft awakens from yearlong hibernation to do unprecedented science beyond Pluto

NASA's record-breaking New Horizons spacecraft has awoken from a 321-day hibernation in "good health" as it resumes unprecedented science at the solar system's edge.

Space · Jul 22

Astronomers may have discovered the 1st moon outside of our solar system — or is it something weirder?

Have astronomers observed the first exomoon, or have they spotted a weird object that could challenge the very concept of planets and moons?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16

Earth-like exoplanet found to have an atmosphere

Scientists discover the first confirmed atmosphere around rocky planet outside our solar system that is within the habitable zone

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