Our Solar System is Moving More Than Three Times Faster than Expected
To determine the motion of the Solar System, Bielefeld University astrophysicist Lukas Böhme and his colleagues analyzed the…
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…
Harvard Astronomer Says Mysterious Interstellar Object May Be Blasting Its Thrusters to Get Away From Us as Fast as Possible
Mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has reemerged from behind the Sun, allowing astronomers to once again get a glimpse…
Solar system is moving 3x faster than previously thought, study shocks
As you read, you are flying through space at hundreds of thousands of miles per hour. Not only…
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…
Astronomers Capture Post-Perihelion Images of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
Some of the latest images of 3I/ATLAS — the third confirmed interstellar object to be detected passing through…
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…
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…
A Small World in the Outer Solar System Might Be Forming Rings Before Our Very Eyes
Material around Chiron, a small icy world in the far reaches of the solar system, may be taking…
Strange object between Saturn and Uranus is ‘evolving’ its own ring system, study suggests
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