The Latest Breaking News from Solar System

Confirmed! Earth has a second Trojan asteroid lurking in its orbit

An international team of astronomers confirms Earth really does have a second Trojan asteroid, which will orbit the Sun with us for at least the next 4,000 years.

ABC News · Feb 1, 2022

Is interstellar asteroid 'Oumuamua a spaceship? This probe could find out

In October 2017, the interstellar object ‘Oumuamua passed through our Solar System, leaving a lot of questions in its wake.

Inverse · Jan 31, 2022

How a key Webb Telescope target could finally answer why we are here

The TRAPPIST-1 system is strangely similar and yet very different to our own Solar System. Here's why the James Webb Space Telescope will study the system in detail.

Inverse · Jan 23, 2022