The Latest Breaking News from Solar System

75 Years Ago, an Astronomer Found the Weirdest Moon in the Solar System

The high cliffs of Miranda barely scratch the surface of why Uranus' moon is so unique.

Inverse · Feb 16, 2023

Curious Kids: why do we think there is a possible Planet X?

Why do we think there is a possible planet X? – Courtney, Year 5, Victoria

The Conversation · Feb 14, 2023

Google's search business doesn't have to be killed by AI chatbots – here's the ugly workaround

Google’s parent company Alphabet has lost a hefty US$100 billion (£83 billion) or nearly a tenth of its market value after its new AI chatbot, Bard, botched an answer to a query on an ad promoting its launch. It claimed that the James Webb space telescope took the first pictures…

The Conversation · Feb 13, 2023

European Space Agency's Juice Mission: Launch Date, Mission Goals, Timeline

The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission is set to launch in April 2023.

Inverse · Feb 7, 2023

Scientists discover new form of ice which could exist on ‘ice moons’ of outer solar system

Discovered by research teams at UCL and Cambridge, the ice could exist inside the ice moons of the outer solar system

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2023

The Milky Way Galaxy May Be a Unique Heavyweight in One Weird Way

Illustris TNG simulation shows that the Milky Way is special, all thanks to a cosmic wall.

Inverse · Feb 4, 2023

Jupiter's moon count jumps to 92, most in solar system

Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter, putting the total count at a record-breaking 92

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

With Frigid Innovation, Scientists Make a New Form of Ice

Using a device that might be described as a super-duper cocktail shaker, scientists have fashioned a previously unknown form of ice - one that might exist on our solar system's icy moons - in research that sheds light on water's behavior under extreme conditions. The researchers said they employed a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 3, 2023

Australia is finally getting a last-chance view of a green comet not seen for 50,000 years

Over the past few weeks, social media has been abuzz with excited posts about the green comet that is currently “whizzing” or “flying through the sky”.

The Conversation · Feb 1, 2023

'Weird' comet heading straight towards the sun could be from another solar system

A huge 3.7 mile-wide comet hurtling towards the sun is believed to have come from another solar system and has been described by a leading astronomer as 'weird'

Daily Mirror · Feb 1, 2023