Diameter of the Solar System
Defining the diameter of the Solar System is a matter of perspective and characterization. You can look at the Solar…
How Many Stars are in the Solar System?
The answer to 'how many stars are in the Solar System' is pretty straightforward, or is it? There is only…
Phoenix’s Rasp Works to Create Ice Shavings
The Phoenix Mars Lander successfully used a rasp on the end of its robotic arm to drill into the frozen…
How Old is the Solar System?
How old is the Solar System? That is a question that cuts to the heart of it all. By studying…
Colonizing Venus With Floating Cities
Seemingly, people in the space community have a tendency to push the boundaries of thought about all the possibilities that…
Formation of the Solar System
Where did the Solar System come from? How did we go from space to a star with planets orbiting around…
New Evidence for a Wetter, Warmer Ancient Mars
A 3-D image of a trough in the Nili Fossae region of Mars shows phyllosilcates (in magenta and blue hues)…
Griffin: China Could Beat US in Moon Race
More bad news for NASA: even their administrator thinks China could beat the US to the Moon. Speaking with the…
What’s the Weather Like on Extrasolar Planet HD 189733b?
HD 189733b is a Jupiter-sized extrasolar planet orbiting a yellow dwarf star. Due to its size and compact orbit, HD…
Eta Vs. Peony: Which Star Will Go Supernova First?
The reigning champion for brightest star in the Milky Way is Eta Carinae, a highly unstable star prone to violent…