Is Planet Nine Real? New Discovery at the Edge of the Solar System Adds a Twist
The Sun’s gravitational pull extends more than 160 times further into space than Neptune. Credit: Vadim Petrakov The…
Rare Sahara meteorite may be a fragment of a lost planet destroyed at the solar system’s dawn
Scientists have proposed that Northwest Africa 12774, a meteorite recovered from the Sahara Desert, may be debris from…
Jupiter Accelerates Electrons to Near-Light Speed, Offering Clues to Cosmic Ray Origins
The giant planet’s bow shock isn’t just deflecting the solar wind, it’s acting as a powerful particle accelerator,…
Mercury, Venus, Jupiter to form 5-night planet parade. When to look up
If you’re an avid skygazer, you may have noticed two bright objects, Venus and Jupiter, shining in the…
Astronomers detect winds from a black hole reaching 30% of the speed of light
ⓘ NASA – Unsplash An illustration showing two black holes. Recently, astronomers have detected powerful winds in a…
Rare lunar meteorite was smacked three times before finally hitting Earth
A rare type of meteorite discovered in Mali is revealing a multibillion-year tale of lunar catastrophes. With its…
The Solar System May Have Lost 2 Planets, And The Mystery Just Deepened
The Solar System is one of the comforting constants of human existence. No matter what else we have…
Scientists Find Chunk of Lost Planet in Desert
The solar system as we know it today began to form roughly 4.6 billion years ago, with the…
Scientists Find Chunk of Lost Planet in Desert
The solar system as we know it today began to form roughly 4.6 billion years ago, with the…
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…
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…
Astronomers discover exoplanets with magnetic fields
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) – Based on the behavior of winds on seven large and…