4.6 billion years ago, Jupiter saved Earth during its formation
When the solar system formed about 4.6 billion years ago, a gigantic cloud of dust and gas collapsed…
These 3 comets will soon be visible in the sky, and here’s how to observe them
Every year, numerous cosmic events can be observed from Earth, sometimes offering breathtaking spectacles, such as C/2020 F3…
Physicists Discover Our Solar System May Be Breaking the Cosmic Speed Limit
Credit: Unsplash/Greg Rakozy. Our solar system is speeding through space much faster than previously thought, challenging the fundamental…
Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io is burning much hotter than expected
Jupiter’s volcanic moon has always felt like a place that tests your sense of what a world can…
Why is the Moon slowly moving away from Earth every year and what does it reveal about our planet’s future |
For billions of years, the Moon has been Earth’s steadfast companion, influencing tides, stabilising our planet’s tilt, and…
Damaged solar panels can be dangerous. Here’s what to do if wild weather has impacted yours
Three days of storms and giant hail have wreaked havoc on parts of south-east Queensland before the summer…
Couple slash $600 household bill to zero ahead of battery discount change from January 1: ‘Incredible demand’
Harrison Nguyen and his partner Sheila installed rooftop solar on their Sydney home last year. (Source: Supplied) Australian…
Scientists finally explain why the Sun’s corona burns millions of degrees hotter than its surface
For decades, scientists have wondered how the Sun’s outer atmosphere — the corona — burns millions of degrees…
How a young Jupiter saved Earth from falling into the Sun
Not all of the solar system’s building blocks formed simultaneously. Some of the first solid bodies, or planetesimals,…
Moon dust from Chang’e-6 mission reveals asteroids carried water to Earth
In a discovery that could rewrite what we know about where water comes from and the building blocks…
A Hidden Earth-Size World Could Lurk Far Closer Than ‘Planet Nine’
A newly discovered warp in the outer Solar System may have been created by a small, rocky world,…
Einstein’s relativity could rewrite a major rule about what types of planets are habitable
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