The Latest Breaking News from Solar System

Scientists give verdict on Harvard professor’s claim of finding materials in sea from outside Solar System

‘None of the evidence’ presented is ‘sufficiently convincing’ to infer they are from outside the Solar System

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023

Alien astrophysicist rebukes his critics

The "world's leading alien hunter" on his new book and his relentless search for extraterrestrial objects

Salon · Sep 6, 2023

Have we really found the first samples from beyond the Solar System? The evidence is not convincing

Avi Loeb, an astrophysicist at Harvard University in the US, has published a press release claiming that some of the 700 or so spherical metallic fragments (spherules) he recovered from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, just off the coast of Papua New Guinea, are from beyond the Solar System.

The Conversation · Sep 6, 2023

Astronomers Find a Massive Crater on a Tiny World Beyond Pluto

Astronomers just spotted a huge crater on a 500-mile-wide dwarf planet in the outer Solar System.

Inverse · Aug 31, 2023

This Mysterious Interstellar Object Could Contain The Universe's Darkest Secrets

Fragments of extinct solar systems and planets could be visiting us regularly — these scientists think they know how to find them.

Inverse · Aug 30, 2023

Sahara space rock 4.5 billion years old upends assumptions about the early Solar System

In May 2020, some unusual rocks containing distinctive greenish crystals were found in the Erg Chech sand sea, a dune-filled region of the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria.

The Conversation · Aug 29, 2023

4.6 billion-year-old meteorite sheds light on early solar system – study

Erg Chech 002 was discovered in 2020 in the Erg Chech region of the Sahara Desert.

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble will help NASA's Juno probe study Jupiter's volcanic moon Io

The iconic telescopes will make observations of the solar system's most volcanic body, Io. Data collected will help guide NASA's Juno mission when it revisits Jupiter and and the fiery moon.

Space · Aug 28, 2023

NASA's New Horizons mission faces an uncertain future (op-ed)

With its budget being trimmed for 2024, NASA is making some weighty decisions... and one includes drastically trimming New Horizons funds by replacing the current science staff with a new team.

Space · Aug 25, 2023

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Plus! Nasa scientist ‘certain’ on Solar System aliens

Evening Standard · Aug 25, 2023