The Latest Breaking News from Solar System

Look! Webb Space Telescope Discovers New Rings Around a Nearby Star

In a new study, astronomers showcase not one, not two, but three rings of debris around a hot and nearby star called Fomalhaut.

Inverse · May 8, 2023

James Webb Space Telescope snaps amazing photo of alien asteroid belt

The first asteroid belt ever found outside the solar system is more complex than expected, new observations by the James Webb Space Telescope reveal.

Space · May 8, 2023

NASA Voyager 2 spacecraft extends its interstellar science mission for 3 more years

NASA's Voyager 2 has been exploring the solar system and interstellar space since 1977. With power dwindling, a new technique will allow science to continue.

Space · Apr 27, 2023

Rare solar eclipse helps unlock sun's firey mystery

A century after scientists used a solar eclipse in WA's remote north to prove Einstein's most controversial theories, astrophysicists were back to learn more.

AAP · Apr 20, 2023

Rare red asteroids around Neptune could reveal the secrets of the early solar system

Scientists have observed that some of Neptune's Trojan asteroids are deep red, possibly revealing what asteroids may have been like in the early days of the solar system.

Space · Apr 16, 2023

How do we know how old Earth is?

By measuring radioactive elements in rocks from Earth and other parts of the solar system, scientists can develop a timeline of our planet's early years.

LiveScience · Apr 15, 2023

European spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter and its icy moons

A European spacecraft has blasted off on a quest to explore Jupiter and three of its ice-encrusted moons

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023

Juice Jupiter rocket to search for life on moons blasts off in vital space mission

The six-tonne probe, named Juice (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer), has blasted off on Thursday to the solar system's biggest planet to see if its ocean-bearing moons support life

Daily Mirror · Apr 14, 2023

Astronomers have directly detected a massive exoplanet. The method could transform the search for life beyond Earth

Finding life on other planets might well be the holy grail of astronomy, but the hunt for suitable host planets that can sustain life is a resource-intensive task.

The Conversation · Apr 13, 2023

Explaining JUICE: Mission to Jupiter and its moons

Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer is the European Space Agency’s $1.7bn exploration programme for the Jovian orbit.

Al Jazeera · Apr 13, 2023