Solar System
You Can Now Use Google Maps to Explore the Solar System
Thanks to the over 500,000 pictures taken by the Cassini mission, Google Maps has created a mapping tool that allows…
More Evidence Presented in Defense of Planet 9
A new study by a team from the University of Michigan has shown how Planet 9 could have prevented TNOs…
Hubble Spots Unique Object in the Main Asteroid Belt
An international team of scientists recently used the Hubble space telescope to spot a unique binary asteroid that behaves like…
New Study Says Primordial Asteroid Belt was Empty
A new study by a team from the University of Bordeaux has turned the Asteroid Belt's origins on its head,…
New Study Indicates that Planet 9 Likely Formed in the Solar System
A new study by a team of astronomers from the UK and Switzerland explores how Planet 9 could have ended…
Exoplanet-Hunting Aliens Could Be Looking at Earth Right Now!
A new study by a team of European astrophysicists has turned exoplanet-hunting on its head by asking "could aliens detect…
What are Gas Giants?
The outer planets of the Solar System - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune - are gas giants, a designation which…
What Is the Name Of Our Galaxy?
Since ancient times, humans have looked up at the bright band in the night sky and called it the Milky…
Why Are Planets Round?
Why are the planets round? For that matter, why are all the big objects in the Universe this shape? The…
How Does Mercury Compare to Earth?
Mercury and Earth are a study in contrasts, with serious differences in their orbits, atmospheres, surface temperatures, and annual/diurnal cycles.…