kuiper belt

What Caused the Kuiper Belt to Get Warped?

A new study by a team of astronomers from the LPL indicates that the orbital inclinations of distant Kuiper Belt…

7 years ago

A Bored New Horizons Spacecraft Takes Part Time Job To Fill The Time

As it makes its way towards its next destination in the Kuiper Belt, the New Horizons probe has been given…

8 years ago

Colonizing the Outer Solar System

This episode continues our team up with Fraser Cain to look at Colonizing the Solar System, we move from the…

8 years ago

Astronomers Think They Know Where Rosetta’s Comet Came From

A new study reveals that Rosetta's Comet likely spent billions of years chilling in the Kuiper Belt before chance interactions…

8 years ago

A New Dwarf Planet Joins The Solar System Family

Relying on data collected by the Dark Energy Survey, astronomers have found evidence of a new dwarf planet that is…

8 years ago

New Horizons Sends Back First Science On Distant Kuiper Belt Object

With Pluto in its rear-view mirror, New Horizons is heading towards its next target, and sending back valuable science on…

9 years ago

Will Earth Survive When the Sun Becomes a Red Giant?

In billions of years, the Sun will enter its "Red Giant" phase and expand considerably. So naturally, we have to…

9 years ago

How Do We Terraform Jupiter’s Moons?

Jupiter's four largest moons - the Galileans - have long been considered as possible sites for human habitation, and even…

9 years ago

How Do We Know There’s a Planet 9?

Are you having trouble keeping track of all the planets in the Solar System? Good news! Astronomers have found evidence…

9 years ago

New Horizons Snaps Amazing 3-D View of Pluto’s Mysterious ‘Bladed’ Terrain

It’s time to whip out your 3-D glasses to enjoy and scrutinize the remarkable detail of spectacular terrain revealed in…

9 years ago