The Latest Breaking News from Solar System

Space dust from 4.2bn-year-old asteroid could hold key to preventing cataclysmic collisions with Earth

Rubble pile asteroid is almost as old as the solar system, a sign that it can withstand great shocks and may be difficult to destroy, research suggests

The Guardian - AU · Jan 24, 2023

Our Solar System is filled with asteroids that are particularly hard to destroy, new study finds

A vast amount of rocks and other material are hurtling around our Solar System as asteroids and comets. If one of these came towards us, could we successfully prevent the collision between an asteroid and Earth?

The Conversation · Jan 23, 2023

In Ascension by Martin MacInnes review – a deep dive into sea and space

Travelling from the ocean’s depths to the edge of the solar system, this subtle novel uses the tropes of sci-fi to remind us that there’s no place like our home planet

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2023

How to see a comet coming close to Earth

For the next three weeks, you might be able to catch a glimpse of the comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF). Here's how

Salon · Jan 10, 2023

Move over Hale-Bopp: Once in 50,000-year comet may be visible to naked eye

A newly discovered comet could be visible to the naked eye as it shoots past the Earth and the Sun in the coming weeks for the first time in 50,000 years.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 7, 2023

The first alien probes to reach us may be way more advanced than we expect

Back-of-the-envelope math suggests interstellar probes get faster every year.

Inverse · Jan 6, 2023

Look up! A bright green comet unseen since the Neanderthals blazes in the night sky this month

Comet C/2022 E3 hasn't been seen for 50,000 years, but now's your chance.

Inverse · Jan 5, 2023

How bright is the Universe? NASA’s Pluto probe shines a light on the long-standing enigma

The light coming from stars beyond the Milky Way is two to three times brighter than the light from known populations of galaxies – we are even more out there than we thought!

Inverse · Jan 3, 2023

Five exciting space exploration missions to look out for in 2023

Members of the public will go on a six-day trip around the Moon and back

Wales Online · Jan 1, 2023

The Hunter suburbs where demand for solar has gone through the roof

Hunter households installed rooftop solar and batteries at record rates in the past 18 months in an effort to offset spiralling power prices.

Newcastle Herald · Dec 30, 2022