The Latest Breaking News from Solar System

One unexpected Solar System moon could be key to finding alien life

Triton may be an ‘ocean world’, a moon that has a solid ice crust over a liquid water subsurface ocean, which extend the habitable zone to the Kuiper Belt, not just the inner solar system.

Inverse · Nov 21, 2022

Mars: how we discovered two huge, unusual impact craters – and the secrets they unveil

Most of the worlds of our Solar System are pockmarked with impact craters. These bear testament to the violence of the early days of the Sun, when asteroids, comets and entire planets routinely collided with and annihilated each other.

The Conversation · Nov 18, 2022

Scientists figured out how to solve an ancient Martian mystery — with rocks found on Earth

Martian meteorites found their way to Earth. In turn, they bore a chemical that has the secret to how much water was on ancient Mars.

Inverse · Nov 18, 2022

Mars: could life itself have made the planet uninhabitable?

Four billion years ago, the solar system was still young. Almost fully formed, its planets were starting to experience asteroid strikes a little less frequently. Our own planet could have become habitable as long as 3.9 billion years ago, but its primitive biosphere was much different than it is today. Life…

The Conversation · Nov 2, 2022

Scientists spot "planet killer" asteroid

The asteroid is almost one mile long, meaning that it would cause an extinction event if it hit Earth

Salon · Nov 2, 2022

Astronomers have detected another 'planet killer' asteroid. Could we miss one coming our way?

If you surfed the web this morning, you may have seen news of the latest existential threat to humanity: a “planet killer” asteroid named 2022 AP7.

The Conversation · Nov 2, 2022

Scientists discover 'planet killer' asteroid that may hit the Earth's path

It may be the biggest potentially dangerous asteroid discovered in the past eight years.

Daily Record · Nov 1, 2022

Curious Kids: What would happen if the world split in half?

What would happen if the world split in half? – Ronan, age 5, Melbourne

The Conversation · Nov 1, 2022

Scientists discover 'planet killer' asteroid hiding in glare of the Sun

The sun's glare appears to have been hiding a secret - a trio of space rocks that could one day be hazardous to the planet, including the largest found in eight years

Daily Mirror · Nov 1, 2022

Scientists discover 'planet killer' asteroid near Earth

They are notoriously difficult to spot

Wales Online · Nov 1, 2022