The Latest Breaking News from Solar System

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.

Space · Jul 24

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

The Independent UK · 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.

Space · Jul 23

Space jam: 'Raspberry sugar' discovered near the centre of the Milky Way; what scientists say about life's building blocks forming before planets existed

A sugar molecule found in raspberries has been detected near the Milky Way's center. This marks the first time the molecule has been identified beyond our Solar System. Researchers identified erythrulose in a giant cloud of gas and dust. The findings suggest essential ingredients for life may be common across…

The Economic Times · Jul 14

Why is Venus hotter than Mercury, when Mercury is closer to the Sun?

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The Conversation · Jul 13

China's Tianwen-2 captures first close-up image of Earth's quasi-moon ahead of historic sample mission

China's Tianwen-2 spacecraft has reached Kamo'oalewa, a temporary quasi-moon of Earth. The mission faces challenges due to the asteroid's small size and fragile structure. Sample collection will be significantly more difficult than initially anticipated by scientists. Successful sample return would make China the third nation to achieve this feat. The…

The Economic Times · Jul 10

NASA's New Horizons probe just woke up from hibernation 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto. What's it doing out there?

NASA's New Horizons probe has woken up in good health nearly 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto after spending nearly a year in hibernation.

Space · Jul 8

Earth's hidden ‘mini-moon’ revealed like never before: China’s Tianwen-2 captures first-ever close-up of Kamoʻoalewa, a mysterious asteroid that may be a lost piece of the Moon

China's Tianwen-2 spacecraft has captured the first close-up image of Kamoʻoalewa. This rare quasi-satellite is often called Earth's mini-moon and orbits the Sun. Scientists believe Kamoʻoalewa might be a fragment ejected from our Moon. The spacecraft will collect asteroid samples and return them to Earth. This mission aims to study…

The Economic Times · Jul 7

More clues surface about the origins of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

Observations of the fast-moving interstellar comet with the Very Large Telescope in Chile support similar observations made by the JWST.

Space · Jul 6

NASA just found a planet 'hiding' in TESS spacecraft data, all thanks to Einstein

NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS has a new method for detecting worlds beyond the solar system, and it is thanks to Einstein.

Space · Jul 6