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The Latest Breaking News from Solar System

'Rogue' star won't collide with our solar system in 29,000 years after all

A runaway dead star predicted to have a close encounter with our solar system in tens of thousands of years will actually miss our neck of the cosmic woods.

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Astronomers find seven planets being 'fried' by their star

Astronomers using data obtained by NASA’s now-retired Kepler space telescope have identified seven planets orbiting a star in our Milky Way galaxy, with all of them suffering the wrath of their star - even more brutally than Mercury

The Hindu

Take an interstellar tour: what would you see if you could travel around our galaxy?

An imaginary starship trip beyond the solar system to the edge of the Milky Way offers new perspectives on the wonders of space

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Gaze Into This Ethereal Nebula and See Our Solar System's Future

Captured by Chile’s Gemini South Telescope, this Spare Tire Nebula looks more like a crystal ball to us.

Inverse

Hot Jupiters Orbit Young Stars Because Old Ones Already Ate Them

A common type of planet (that our Solar System is surprisingly lacking), hot Jupiters don’t last long in their close-in orbits.

Inverse

Many of the Universe's Remaining Mysteries Exist In This Icy, Doughnut-Shaped Region

Kuiper Belt objects are some of the last remaining unexplored objects in the universe. Finding them has proved incredibly difficult.

Inverse

Planet’s Remains Buried In Earth’s Interior, Shaping Its Geography, Study Shows

Remnants of ancient planet that formed Moon found buried deep inside Earth, reveals new study.

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Asteroids in the solar system could contain undiscovered, superheavy elements

For centuries, the quest for new elements was a driving force in many scientific disciplines. Understanding an atom’s structure and the development of nuclear science allowed scientists to accomplish the old goal of alchemists – turning one element into another.

The Conversation

Rock collected by Apollo 17 astronaut in 1972 reveals moon's age

The moon is about 40 million years older than previously thought - forming more than 4.46 billion years ago, within 110 million years after the solar system’s birth

The Hindu

NASA’s Lucy Mission Will Flyby An Asteroid In Its First Major Test

The ongoing mission will visit its first asteroid, Dinkinesh, to prepare for its journey toward the Trojan asteroids near Jupiter.

Inverse

The Universe May Be Teeming With Jupiter-Like Gas Giants, New Study Suggests

A new paper out this week makes the case that gas giants forming in the outer part of solar systems aren't unusual.

Inverse

NASA's Psyche asteroid mission: a 3.6 billion kilometre 'journey to the centre of the Earth'

Psyche was the Greek goddess of the soul, born a mere mortal and later married to Eros, the God of love. Who knows why the Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis gave her name to a celestial object he observed one night in 1852?

The Conversation

NASA’s Psyche Mission Launches to What May Be the Heart Of a Now-Dead Planet

A new NASA mission is successfully heading to a metal-rich object that may be a remnant of an ancient collision.

Inverse

Astronomers have learned lots about the universe − but how do they study astronomical objects too distant to visit?

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft flew by Earth on Sept. 24, 2023, dropping off its sample of dust and pebbles gathered from the surface of near-Earth asteroid Bennu.

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Comets 101 − everything you need to know about the snow cones of space

When you hear the word comet, you might imagine a bright streak moving across the sky. You may have a family member who saw a comet before you were born, or you may have seen one yourself when comet Nishimura passed by Earth in September 2023. But what are these…

France 24

NASA opens asteroid capsule, finds dust and purges debris

After seven years in space, the Osiris-Rex probe continues to make headlines as NASA scientists open the lid of its capsule of asteroid debris. The data collected could shed new light on the origins of the solar system and on potential threats from certain asteroids. FRANCE 24's Science reporter Shirli…

The Conversation

7 years, billions of kilometres, a handful of dust: NASA just brought back the largest-ever asteroid sample

After a journey of billions of kilometres, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has culminated in a small black capsule blazing through the sky before touching down in the Utah desert.

Inverse

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Just Dropped Samples of Asteroid Bennu To Earth — Here’s Why They Are So Important

But like a college kid dropping off their laundry, the spaceship was just passing through on its way to another adventure.

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The Hindu

NASA’s first asteroid samples land on Earth after release from spacecraft

NASA’s Osiris-Rex mission to collect asteroid samples from Bennu culminates September 24 with a soft landing in Utah. The samples will provide insight into the formation of our solar system and how Earth became habitable. The capsule will be airlifted to a clean room and the sample sent to mission…

The Guardian - US

‘A treasure for scientific analysis’: Nasa holds Bennu asteroid sample press conference – as it happened

The blog is now closed, but you can read the full story about the successful Osiris-Rex sample touchdown here

Evening Standard

Nasa to return largest asteroid sample ever as UK helps with research

A capsule of material collected from asteroid Bennu is expected to land at 3.55pm BST on Sunday.

The Hindu

What will ‘cosmic detective’ OSIRIS-Rex bring back on September 24? | Explained

NASA's OSIRIS-Rex mission will drop a capsule of pristine asteroid material in the Utah desert on September 24. The astro-material may provide insights into how planets formed, what materials were present in the early Solar System, and how life on the earth began. OSIRIS-Rex had to precisely choreograph a celestial…

Inverse

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Will Drop An Asteroid Sample Sunday — Here’s How To Track It

But like a college kid dropping off their laundry, the spaceship is just passing through on its way to another adventure.

The Independent UK

UK researchers to study sample of asteroid Bennu as part of Nasa mission

The sample, which was collected as part of Nasa’s Osiris-Rex mission, will return to Earth on Sunday.

The Guardian - UK

Nasa’s Osiris-Rex mission: asteroid sample plummets towards Earth

Capsule will contain some of oldest materials formed in solar system

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