The Latest Breaking News from Solar System

New super-Earth study solves a baffling exoplanet mystery

A new model suggests why some solar systems collect remarkably similar large, rocky worlds.

Inverse · Jan 12, 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 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

All planets in our solar system can be seen with naked eye in the sky tonight

All of the planets in the Milky Way will be visible tonight, with Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn able to be seen with the naked eye with telescopes needed for the others

Daily Mirror · Dec 29, 2022

Five space exploration missions to look out for in 2023

It’s been an eventful year for space exploration, with successes including the completion of Nasa’s Artemis 1 mission (finally), the inauguration of the James Webb Space Telescope, and the completion of China’s Tiangong space station.

The Conversation · Dec 27, 2022

Birds could hold the secret to interstellar flight

Interstellar travel is primarily a problem of propulsion and — even more acute — power. Dynamic soaring could solve some of these problems

Inverse · Dec 24, 2022

10 times this year the Webb telescope blew us away with new images of our stunning universe

It is no exaggeration to say the James Webb Space Telescope represents a new era for modern astronomy. Let's have a look at images that have demonstrated the staggering power of this new window to the universe.

ABC News · Dec 23, 2022

10 times this year the Webb telescope blew us away with new images of our stunning universe

It is no exaggeration to say the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) represents a new era for modern astronomy.

The Conversation · Dec 22, 2022

Is Planet Nine out there? This new telescope could finally settle the long-standing mystery

Astronomers can't agree whether a potential new planet exists, but the Vera Rubin Observatory could offer crucial evidence.

Inverse · Dec 22, 2022