The Latest Breaking News from Solar System

ESA gearing up for mission to discover if Jupiter's moons can support life

Six-tonne probe named Juice to set out on 6.6 billion kilometre journey to the solar system’s biggest planet

Wales Online · Apr 8, 2023

Europe's JUICE mission will explore the Jupiter ocean moons Callisto, Europa and Ganymede. Here's why they're so weird

The icy Jupiter moons Callisto, Europa and Ganymede all likely host hidden global oceans, but that's not the only reason they stand out.

Space · Apr 7, 2023

50 Years Ago, NASA Sent an Ambitious Mission to Saturn — and To Interstellar Horizons

The Pioneer 11 probe would serve as a metaphorical blueprint for the Voyager missions.

Inverse · Apr 6, 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.

LiveScience · Apr 1, 2023

Surprise! Icy 'rain' from Saturn's rings is heating the gas giant's atmosphere

Icy 'rain' from Saturn's rings is heating the gas giant's atmosphere, a phenomenon never seen in the solar system before, a new study suggests.

Space · Mar 31, 2023

See Venus meet up with Uranus in the sky tonight (March 31)

The solar system's hottest planet (Venus) and its coldest one (Uranus) will be in conjunction tonight (March 31), offering a rare opportunity for skywatchers.

Space · Mar 31, 2023

James Webb Space Telescope finds a 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet that defies expectations

The atmospheres of gas giant planets across the Milky Way galaxy can be very different from those in the solar system, the James Webb Space Telescope has found.

Space · Mar 29, 2023

Why is Mercury so weird? Blame the giant outer planets.

Mercury is so strange that astronomers have not been able to explain its properties with simulations of the solar system's formation. But now, researchers have found an important clue.

Space · Mar 27, 2023

Humdrum comet or alien spacecraft?

A new article redraws the scientific debate over the origin and properties of our first interstellar visitor

Salon · Mar 26, 2023

What equipment do you need to see and photograph the planets

Follow this guide on how to photograph and observe the neighboring worlds of our solar system.

Space · Mar 26, 2023