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Astronomers discover the largest comet from the outskirts of the solar system is exploding with jets of gas

The monsterous 85-mile-wide comet C/2014 UN271 isn't just the largest icy rock in the Oort Cloud, it's the second most distant that is chemically active.

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First planet of its kind with ‘gargantuan’ comet-like tail discovered

Planet’s ‘tail’ is millions of miles long, researchers say

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Saturn has 128 more moons than astronomers previously thought

The sixth planet from the Sun now has a grand total of 274 moons

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Saturn now has 274 moons – but exactly what makes something a moon remains unclear

Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised discoveries from a team of astronomers led by Edward Ashton at the Academia Sinica in Taiwan. The sixth planet from the Sun now has a grand total of 274 moons, the most of…

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Why is one half of Mars so different to the other? ‘Marsquakes’ may have just revealed the answer

Mars is home to perhaps the greatest mystery of the Solar System: the so-called Martian dichotomy, which has baffled scientists since it was discovered in the 1970s.

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What is a dark comet? A quick guide to the ‘new’ kids in the Solar System

In 2017, NASA discovered and later confirmed the first interstellar object to enter our Solar System.

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Europa Clipper’s 7-Year, 1.8-Billion Mile Journey To Jupiter’s Moon Is More Intense Than You Think

Here's the winding road NASA's Europa Clipper must take through the Solar System to reach a special Jupiter moon.

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Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring – like Saturn

The rings of Saturn are some of the most famous and spectacular objects in the Solar System. Earth may once have had something similar.

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Spacecraft To Swing By Earth, Moon On Path To Jupiter

A spacecraft launched last year will slingshot back around Earth and the Moon next month in a high-stakes, world-first manoeuvre as it pinballs its way through the Solar System to Jupiter.

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How astronomers work out the size of the Solar System

The size of the solar system is defined by the volume of space over which the Sun’s influence exceeds those of other nearby stars in the Milky Way galaxy. This influence derives from two fundamental forces of nature: gravity and magnetism.

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Dyson spheres: astronomers report potential candidates for alien megastructures – here’s what to make of it

There are three ways to look for evidence of alien technological civilisations. One is to look out for deliberate attempts by them to communicate their existence, for example, through radio broadcasts. Another is to look for evidence of them visiting the Solar System. And a third option is to look…

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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Venus

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The Science Quiz | Is there alien life in the Solar System?

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Team led by PRL Ahmedabad finds ozone on Jupiter’s moon Callisto

Scientists discover ozone on Jupiter's moon Callisto, hinting at potential habitability and complex chemical processes on the icy celestial body.

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In zodiacal dust mystery, PRL Ahmedabad study points to a familiar source

Jayesh Pabari, a scientist at PRL Ahmedabad, has studied the NASA Juno spacecraft's solar panels, which suffered minor damage due to dust particles, and found that Mars's moons may be the source of the interplanetary dust that produces zodiacal light.

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Space mysteries: Does the sun move in the solar system?

We know the sun is currently zooming through space, but does it move within our solar system?

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Does the Solar system have a ninth planet after all?

So is our Solar System fated to have just eight planets? Not necessarily. There may be another one waiting to be found.

The Hindu

How we discovered that Uranus and Neptune are actually nearly identical in colour

In many images of the two outer gas giants of the Solar System, Neptune typically looks rich blue while Uranus comes across as pale green. A new study has revealed that these two ice giants are actually very similar shades of greenish blue.

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Crystal-studded space rock found in the Sahara may rewrite the history of the early solar system

The rocks were found in May 2020 in the Erg Chech sand sea, in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria.

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How we discovered that Uranus and Neptune are actually nearly identical in colour

In many images of the two outer gas giants of the Solar System, Neptune typically looks rich blue while Uranus comes across as pale green. But now our new study, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, has revealed that these two ice giants are actually very similar…

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The 12 Best Space Images of 2023

Here are our picks for the 12 best space images of the year.

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'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 5 review: A new asteroid heading for Mars puts a rocket under the season

A new body in the Solar System starts a multi-trillion-dollar gold rush, while the shockwaves from a certain someone's departure continue to resonate on Mars.

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Is some of the body that collided with Earth to form the Moon still recognisable inside our planet?

Scientists have dated the birth of the Solar System to about 4.57 billion years ago. About 60 million years later a “giant impact” collision between the infant Earth and a Mars-sized body called Theia created the Moon.

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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Space Telescope

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Many of the Universe's Remaining Mysteries Exist In This Icy, Doughnut-Shaped Region

Kuiper Belt objects are some of the last remaining unexplored objects in the universe. Finding them has proved incredibly difficult.

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