Rare meteorite proves our solar system almost had an extra planet
A rare meteorite discovered in the Sahara Desert proves that our solar system almost had at least one…
Astronomers Detect Clearest Signs Yet of Magnetic Fields on Extrasolar Planets
By tracking fierce winds racing through the atmospheres of seven ultra-hot Jupiters, astronomers have uncovered the strongest evidence…
A Giant ‘Planet Factory’ Beyond Jupiter May Have Churned out the Building Blocks of the Solar System
Scientists may have found one of the main sources of rocky material for the solar system, forming diverse…
Scientists Spot What Appears to Be a Ring-Shaped “Planet Factory” Deep Out in Space
Astronomers have spotted a “planet factory” in space that could explain the origins of bizarre meteorites scattered across…
A Single Asteroid Strike May Have Delivered All of Mercury’s Water, Study Finds
In 2012, a NASA probe confirmed something rather unexpected about Mercury. The scorching hot planet has deposits of…
Neptune’s Moon Nereid May Be Lone Survivor of an Ancient Cosmic Massacre
The farthest planet from the Sun has a rather strange collection of moons in its orbit. That may…
So Those Water Vapors on Europa Might Not Actually Be a Thing
In 2014, a monumental Science paper showed that Hubble data pointed to intermittent plumes of water vapor on…
Ancient supernova remnants found in Antarctic ice
Earth is quietly collecting fallout from a blast that happened long before humans existed, and a new look…
Missions to Ocean Moons Face a Strange Hazard Scientists Didn’t Expect
Of the hundreds of confirmed moons orbiting Jupiter and Saturn, NASA describes Europa and Enceladus as “promising” and…
Scientists may have just found 10,000 planets beyond our solar system
Lurking throughout the distant cosmos beyond the solar system, researchers recently found what they believe could be another…
Mercury has a 10-mile-thick layer of diamonds under its surface
Mercury does not look like a world built for extravagance. It is small, battered, sun-scorched and gray. Yet…
Astronomers Discover Major Clue About 3I/ATLAS’ Origins
3I/ATLAS became the main character when it came hurtling into our solar system last year, so it’s only…