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The Latest Breaking News from Solar System

A meteor exploded in the sky above New South Wales. An astronomer explains where it might have come from

At about 6:30pm last night, a meteor exploded with a bright flash that was widely seen across eastern Australia.

The Conversation · May 22

NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS reveals its most complete look at the night sky yet

TESS has released its most complete view of the sky over Earth, revealing the location of 6,000 potential worlds beyond the solar system.

Space · May 21

Scientists found stardust trapped in Antarctic ice. What could it tell us about our solar system?

"This dust can penetrate the shielding of the solar system and end up on Earth."

Space · May 18

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NASA's Psyche spacecraft is flying to a metal asteroid. So, why did it just visit Mars?

NASA's Psyche flyby of Mars highlights how gravity assists help spacecraft gain speed, conserve fuel and travel across the solar system.

Space · May 16

NASA's Psyche spacecraft to race past Mars in hunt for clues about how Earth was formed

The crucial manoeuvre scheduled for Friday will use the gravity of Mars to shift Psyche onto the right path, a faster and cheaper method NASA scientists say could help unlock clues about the birth of Earth.

Euronews · May 15

Stardust trapped in Antarctic ice reveals tens of thousands of years of Solar System’s past

When you think of outer space, you’re likely picturing stars, planets and moons. But much of space is filled with clouds of gas, plasma and stardust – known as interstellar clouds.

The Conversation · May 13

NASA has discovered planets so strange they sound completely impossible: From worlds that rain molten glass to giant “marshmallow” planets

Scientists are discovering strange new planets beyond our solar system. These worlds defy old ideas about how planets form and what they look like. From marshmallow-like planets to those with glass rain, the universe is proving to be far more diverse than imagined. These findings are reshaping our understanding of…

The Economic Times · May 12

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Ancient stardust frozen in Antarctic ice just revealed where Earth has been in the universe

Scientists found ancient stardust in Antarctic ice. This dust comes from exploded stars. It shows Earth has traveled through space clouds. The ice acts like a time capsule. It records our planet's path. This journey spans thousands of years. The findings reveal the structure of these cosmic clouds. Earth continues…

The Economic Times · May 11

Scientists discover 27 potential new planets that orbit two stars in solar systems far, far away

On ‘Star Wars day’, researchers more than double the number of potential known ‘circumbinary’ planets like the fictional Tatooine, home to Luke Skywalker

The Guardian - AU · May 4

MPAPA! Trump’s NASA Administrator wants to bring back Pluto as a planet in our solar system

The celestial body’s status as the solar system's ninth planet was withdrawn in 2006. Now some experts say we might want to reconsider

The Independent UK · Apr 28

This X-ray image shows our solar system 'breathing'

The eROSITA spacecraft has built the most precise map of soft X-rays over Earth, observing a fascinating phenomenon driven by solar winds from the sun.

Space · Apr 24

Q&A: Apollo astronaut Schmitt talks about getting back to the moon and life in the universe

Apollo astronaut Harrison “Jack” Schmitt knows what the Artemis II crew was feeling when it rocketed into space earlier this month for a historic lunar flyby

The Independent UK · Apr 24

Interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS formed in a world much colder than the solar system

"Each interstellar comet brings a little bit of its history, its fossils, from elsewhere."

Space · Apr 23

Rare Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Offers Insight into Early Milky Way

Rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is revealing clues about the early Milky Way, offering scientists a glimpse into conditions billions of years ago.

International Business Times UK · Apr 23

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Space · Apr 20

NASA shuts down Voyager 1 instrument to keep probe exploring interstellar space

NASA engineers have shut down another instrument on Voyager 1 to preserve the power of the most distant spacecraft ever sent into space.

International Business Times UK · Apr 20

3I/ATLAS Makes Another Bizarre Move as It Exits the Solar System, Scientists Say It's Now Emitting Methane

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS surprises scientists by emitting methane as it exits the Solar System, revealing clues about its distant origins.

Space · Apr 17

Interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS made a startling transformation as it passed the sun

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS changed significantly as it flew by the sun last fall, astronomers have discovered.

International Business Times UK · Apr 16

Is Earth in Danger? The Sun Is Breaking Apart an Asteroid — Here's What Scientists Say

A recent study reveals an asteroid breaking apart near the Sun, with debris traveling through the inner solar system, offering insights into asteroid behavior under extreme solar conditions.

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The Conversation · Apr 10

I found a new meteor shower, and it comes from an asteroid getting broken down by the Sun

Across the Earth, every night, thousands of automated stargazers are waiting to take pictures of shooting stars. I am one of the scientists who study these meteors.

Space · Apr 5

The powerful new Rubin Observatory just found 11,000 new asteroids and measured 'tens of thousands more'

This offers us a glimpse of the discovery surge scientists expect to occur once full operations begin.

Space · Mar 30

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be nearly 12 billion years old — so ancient its star system may no longer exist

Our solar system's famous "invader" might be as old as the Milky Way itself.

Euronews · Mar 25

Astronomers have spotted two giant gas plants forming around a baby star in deep space

Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, a team of scientists have observed two giant gas planets forming around a young star in what appears to be a new, emerging solar system.

Space · Mar 24

Scientists discover mirror of our solar system in 2 exoplanets forming around a star

Astronomers have spotted two planets forming around a distant infant star, offering a time capsule into see what the solar system looked like billions of years ago.

International Business Times UK · Mar 24

New 3I/ATLAS Origin Study Suggests It Formed In a Much Colder Plantery System Than Ours

Astronomers reveal that most of the water from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS came from icy grains in its surrounding cloud, not its nucleus, suggesting it formed in a much colder star system

LiveScience · Mar 19

All 5 'letters' of DNA found on an asteroid speeding through our solar system. What do they tell us about the origins of life?

JAXA samples reveal that asteroid Ryugu has a complete set of nucleobases, the building blocks of DNA, suggesting these ingredients of life may be common in the solar system.

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