Solar System
A German-French Hopping Robot Just Landed on the Surface of Asteroid Ryugu
The tiny hopping robot explorer called method has completed its 16 hour mission to asteroid Ryugu.
New Dwarf Planet Found in the Outskirts of the Solar System, Giving Astronomers More Ammunition to Search for Evidence of Planet 9
Astronomers have found a new dwarf planet way out beyond Pluto that never gets closer than 65 AUs to the…
Astronomers are Tracking the Interstellar Asteroid ‘Oumuamua to its Home System
An international team of astronomers have used data from the Gaia satellite to backtrack 'Oumuamua to one of four star…
Astronauts Could Use the ScanMars Device to Search for Water on Mars
There's solid evidence for the existence of water on Mars, at least in frozen form at the planet's poles. And…
Oumuamua Accelerated Out of the Solar System Like a Comet
Using data from ground-based observatories and the Hubble space telescope, an international team of scientists found evidence that 'Oumuamua is…
Ceres Has Even More Organic Molecules on it Than Previously Thought
According to a new study from Brown University, it appears Ceres has more organic molecules on its surface than previously…
The Black Hole Ultimate Solar System: a Supermassive Black Hole, 9 Stars and 550 Planets
Physicist Dr. Sean Raymond recently created a hypothetical system where 550 planets and 9 Suns orbit around a central black…
The Giant Planets in the Solar System Stunted the Growth of Mars
A new study by an international team of researchers indicates that Mars' growth was stunted due to the orbital instability…
This Meteorite is One of the Few Remnants from a Lost Planet that was Destroyed Long Ago
A new study provides evidence of a so-called lost planet that was formed in the early days of the Solar…
Look at This Fascinating Variety of Planet-Forming Disks Around Other Stars
New images from the European Southern Observatory show the stunning variety of discs of gas and dust that surround young…