NASA Scientists Testing Asteroid Deflection Methods To Prevent Space Rocks From Hitting Earth

SPACE 08.27.2021 05:22 AM

Experts said that deflecting an asteroid, such as 101955 Bennu, could require multiple bumps from a massive human-made deflection device to prevent it from hitting Earth.

Solar System Geological Features That You Must Know: Which One's the Most Impressive?

08.25.2021 22:55 PM

Earth is not the only planet with impressive geological features in the Solar System. Here are five notable geological structures that can be seen on other planets.

Why Was Pluto Demoted 15 Years Ago? Controversial Definition of Planets Disagreed by Some Astronomers

08.24.2021 22:25 PM

In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) released a controversial definition of "planet" that left Pluto out. But some astronomers were against this definition that demoted the distant orb.

Over 100 Trillion Objects at the Oort Cloud Icy Edge of the Solar System Are From Interstellar Space Like Comet 2I/Borisov

08.24.2021 01:30 AM

Majority of comets and asteroids in our Solar System may have come from another star, implying that we live in a cosmic melting pot, experts say.

Will This Fastest Orbiting 0.6-Mile Wide Asteroid Found in Solar System Reach Earth?

08.23.2021 22:25 PM

Astronomers identified an asteroid that orbits the sun every 113 days, the shortest known cycle to date. This 3,280-foot-wide asteroid, known as 2021 PH27, was discovered on August 13.

Solar System May Be Full of Interstellar Objects Than Previously Thought

08.23.2021 06:42 AM

A new study claims that most comets and asteroids in the Solar System might have interstellar origins, suggesting that we live in a cosmic melting pot.

Jupiter in Relatively Large, Bright Sight When It Positions Opposite the Sun; Watch As It Happens on August 20

08.16.2021 03:20 AM

Next week, planet Jupiter is set to a position opposite the sun. It then makes this giant planet visible when the sun sets and vanishes, and again, when it rises.

Solar System Estimated to Be Much Younger at 4.55 Billion Years Based on Magnetism Analysis

08.12.2021 13:32 PM

A new study unveiled an innovative technique that will help them study the early solar system through the use of magnetism.

New Rocky Exoplanet Half the Mass of Venus Discovered in Another System Orbiting Star L 98-59

08.09.2021 07:48 AM

In a groundbreaking discovery, a new exoplanet has been found to be only half as massive as our Venus.

Nearby Star Resembles Young Version of Sun; Could Shed Light on How Life Began on Earth

08.05.2021 23:00 PM

NASA astronomers may have found a young version of the Solar System's Sun in a nearby star. It has the same mass, radius, and temperature when the Sun was only 600 to 700 million years old.

Exoplanet 35 Light-Years Away from Earth Has 320 Degrees Fahrenheit Temperature; Hot Enough for Baking

07.30.2021 07:37 AM

The University of Hawaii researchers recently illustrated an exoplanet to 35-light years away from Earth, the nearest one to be imaged so far.

Two Mysterious Red Rocks Discovered in Asteroid Belt Between Mars and Jupiter That May Hold Clues on Solar System's History

07.30.2021 02:40 AM

JAXA astronomers discovered two red rocks in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter where they should not be. Both rocks are found to have a complex organic matter that might hint at the chaotic origins of the Solar System.

Rare 4.6-Billion-Year-Old Meteorite Discovered in England Found Lying in Imprint of a Horseshoe

07.26.2021 10:22 AM

The newly discovered unusual meteorite in England was sitting in the imprint of a horseshoe. According to its discoverers, it dates back to approximately 4.6 billion years.

Why Is Venus So Bright? Here's How Its Proximity to Earth, Highly Reflected Clouds Affects It

07.14.2021 07:12 AM

Both Jupiter and Mars are bright planets, but neither of them could compare to the brightness of Venus. It is easily visible from the Earth and at times shines even brighter than usual. So, how did this neighboring world become so bright?

Solar System Is Expecting a Visitor From the Oort Cloud Soon; Could It Be Among the Largest Comets Yet?

06.27.2021 23:47 PM

Estimated to be 100–200 kilometers across, the unusual wandering comet from the Oort Cloud will make its closest approach to the Sun in 2031.

Gaseous Planets Orbiting Bright Star Discovered: Citizen Scientists Finds Exoplanets With Sizes Like Neptune and Saturn

06.14.2021 00:59 AM

An otherworldly discovery has just been reported after a pair of gaseous planets was discovered orbiting the HD 152843 bright star.

Fireball Over Brazil Might Have Interstellar Origins, The Third Ever to Pass Through the Solar System

06.07.2021 23:38 PM

The fireball meteor that passed through Brazil on May 30 is believed to have come from outside the Solar System. This is the third interstellar object discovered after Oumuamua & Comet 2I/Borisov.

NASA’s Juno All Set to Make Closest Flyby to Jupiter’s Moon Ganymede

06.05.2021 22:18 PM

NASA's Juno spacecraft will fly past Ganymede at 1:35 p.m. EDT. The flyby will be the closest-known since Galileo spacecraft made its penultimate close approach on May 20, 2000.

Comets Are Low-Key Metals; Here's What Scientists Found in an Interstellar Discovery

05.20.2021 04:48 AM

Experts unexpectedly discover heavy metal vapors like iron and nickel in comets throughout our solar system and beyond

NASA’s Voyager 1 Records Weird, Steady ‘Hum’ of Plasma in Interstellar Space

05.10.2021 21:55 PM

Voyager 1 has detected the constant drone of interstellar gas (plasma waves) from more than 14 billion miles away,

Carbon-Rich Water Discovered in Ancient Meteorite Provides Clues to Solar System's History

04.22.2021 00:51 AM

Researchers recently discovered carbon-rich water in what's described as an ancient meteorite, playing a vital role in the solar system's early evolution and formation.