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Newborn gas planets may be surprisingly flat: new study

Newborn gas planets in protostellar discs have surprisingly flattened shapes, impacting our understanding of planet formation.

The Hindu

A star's extreme outburst could be tormenting baby planets

A young star's extreme outburst could show us the violent conditions that may be experienced by planets, including those of the solar system, as they form in infant systems.

Space

The Centre’s big push for residential rooftop solar plans | Explained

Check out The Hindu explainer on the Centre’s big push for residential rooftop solar plan.

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How Earth's new Rubin Observatory will usher in the next era of asteroid space missions

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory won't ever leave Earth, but its big picture, highly detailed view of the solar system will inspire a new era of space missions destined to visit asteroids.

Space

NASA's Juno probe sees active volcanic eruptions on Jupiter's volcanic moon Io (images)

NASA's Juno spacecraft has seen Jupiter's volcanic moon Io like never before, catching active eruptions, lava flows, and a side to the solar system's most volcanic body not seen in 35 years.

Space

Life On 'Death Star'? Saturn Moon Mimas Has Hidden Ocean

Saturn's small moon Mimas seems an unlikely suspect in the hunt for life in Earth's backyard -- it is probably best known for looking like the "Death Star" in the Star Wars films.

International Business Times

Humans on Mars could conduct far better science than any machine

NASA's moon-to-Mars strategy identifies science as one of three pillars upon which the agency's quest for a sustained human presence throughout the solar system is built.

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Asteroid 2024 BX1 fragments confirmed to be rare meteorites as old as the solar system itself

When asteroid 2024 BX1 exploded over Earth it littered the planet with rare meteorites that are similar in composition to the unspoiled building blocks of our planet.

Space

Planets' striking gravitational dance

Exoplanets, or planets outside the solar system, show striking examples of resonance

Salon

James Webb Space Telescope makes rare detection of 2 exoplanets orbiting dead stars

The James Webb Space Telescope has directly imaged two exoplanets orbiting white dwarf stars. These systems offer a glimpse at the future of our solar system after the sun has died.

Space

In zodiacal dust mystery, PRL Ahmedabad study points to a familiar source

Jayesh Pabari, a scientist at PRL Ahmedabad, has studied the NASA Juno spacecraft's solar panels, which suffered minor damage due to dust particles, and found that Mars's moons may be the source of the interplanetary dust that produces zodiacal light.

The Hindu

NAMM 2024: “One of the most unique and spectacular LTD models that Takamine has ever created”: Takamine's master luthiers celebrate once more around the sun with this spectacular solar system-themed acoustic guitar build

Every year the firm builds a guitar to showcase the finest work of its Japanese luthiers and this year’s model really dazzles

Guitar World

Space mysteries: Does the sun move in the solar system?

We know the sun is currently zooming through space, but does it move within our solar system?

Space

Messenger comets might be why Earth has life, asteroid Ryugu samples suggest

Samples of the asteroid Ryugu, returned to Earth by the Hayabusa2 mission, carry evidence that organic molecules important to life were once delivered to Earth by comets.

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Does the Solar system have a ninth planet after all?

So is our Solar System fated to have just eight planets? Not necessarily. There may be another one waiting to be found.

Space

NASA's IMAP probe will launch in 2025 to capture interstellar dust

In the spring of 2024, NASA plans to launch a spacecraft to capture minuscule dust particles streaming into our solar system from interstellar space.

Space

It's been a 'wild' ride for the comet sampled by NASA's Stardust mission

Comet Wild 2 formed 4.5 billion years ago and is a relic of the birth of the solar system. In 2006, NASA brought pieces of it down to Earth.

Space

Earth's water might have come from ancient space rocks, meteorite discovery suggests

Scientists have found fingerprints of water in ancient meteorites reminiscent of the planetesimals that formed Earth.

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5 Earth-like worlds may lurk in the outer reaches of the solar system, simulations suggest

The young sun may have captured several Mars- or Mercury-size exoplanets that now orbit in the outer reaches of the solar system, but identifying them will be extremely challenging.

Space

Planets can form much faster than thought, new ALMA telescope photos suggest

Clouds of dust and gas not far from our solar system are giving astronomers a rare glimpse into the earliest stages of planet formation.

Space

What would happen if Earth stopped spinning?

We can't feel Earth spinning and you probably take it for granted, but what would happen if it stopped spinning? We take a look at the disastrous impacts it would have.

Space

See a thin crescent moon meet up with Saturn tonight

The nearly new moon is set for a close approach to the gas giant Saturn on Sunday, Jan. 14, at which time the two celestial bodies will also be in conjunction.

Inverse

The Best Sci-Fi Show of 2023 Just Set Up Its Biggest Twist Ever

As 'For All Mankind' wraps up season 4, the ending and time-jump promise big things for Season 5. So, will the show go to even more planets in the future? The showrunners say yes.

Inverse

Look up! Mercury, Saturn, and Jupiter Will All Shine Bright This Month

Here's how to see the three planets as they show up close to the Moon and shine brightly over the next week.

Space

Massive Mars dust storm spotted by China's Tianwen-1 probe (photos)

China's Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter spotted a massive dust storm near Olympus Mons, the biggest mountain in the solar system.

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