How Fast Does Each Planet in the Solar System Spin? Watch These Planetary Animations To Find the Answer

SPACE 10.25.2021 06:03 AM

JAXA planetary scientist Dr. James O'Donoghue makes animations of planets during his free time. One of his works is an animation of how fast each planet in the Solar System spins and it has been viewed almost over 1.6 million times.

NASA Lucy Spacecraft Glitch: Mission Faces Major Solar Array Issue; Will Engineers Fix This Snag?

10.19.2021 00:05 AM

A tiny problem with the solar panels on NASA Lucy Spacecraft bound for the Trojan asteroids near Jupiter has been discovered, but the probe is not in immediate danger.

Giant Magnetic Tunnel Within Solar System: This Mystery Item 'Covers' Earth, Other Stars in Milky Way Galaxy

10.17.2021 23:16 PM

University of Toronto's astronomers said a giant magnetic tunnel might be covering the Earth, the solar system, and other nearby stars.

Jupiter-Like Planet Survives Death of Its Star; How Did It Happen?

10.17.2021 22:30 PM

As its star expanded during its dying throes, the Jupiter-sized world narrowly averted death, much as the sun in our solar system is predicted to do in approximately five billion years.

What Was Mars Like in the Past? Scientists Say Red Planet Was More Beautiful Than Earth Before

10.17.2021 22:24 PM

Scientists claim that Mars was like Earth around 4.5 billion years ago, and perhaps it was even more beautiful. However, it became a dry planet.

LOOK: Sharpest Images of 42 Largest Asteroids Released; Features Unique Shapes Like Dog-Bone, Spheres

10.15.2021 07:45 AM

The European Southern Observatory recently released detailed images of over 40 of the solar system's largest asteroids, captured by the observatory's VLT or Very Large Telescope in Chile.

Engineers Will Be Building a Space Station on an Asteroid as Humankind's Latest Outpost for Interplanetary Exploration

10.14.2021 18:26 PM

Engineers from the University of Colorado Boulder and the United Arab Emirates have collaborated to build a space station on an asteroid that will be launched in 2028 with the aim to understand the beginnings of the Solar System.

NASA Discovered "Hot Jupiter" Exoplanet, Bigger But Less Massive Than Solar System's Largest Planet

10.12.2021 03:10 AM

Using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers were able to find an inflated, low density "hot Jupiter" exoplanet that has similar characteristics to the Solar System's biggest planet, Jupiter.

Largest Comet Bigger Than Mars Moons Heading Towards Solar System in 10 Years; Scientists Say There’s No Need To Panic

10.04.2021 02:26 AM

A comet mistaken as a dwarf planet is reportedly rushing towards the Milky Way and scientists consider it ought to be the biggest ever seen.

Mars-Sized Planet Might Be Lurking in Trans-Neptunian Space of the Solar System as Hinted by Computer Simulations

09.28.2021 06:25 AM

A recent paper published suggests that computer simulations hinted at a planet in the trans-Neptunian space as big as Mars. If proven, this could mean that the rumored Planet 9 is not alone.

Hubble Space Telescope Detects Winds in Jupiter's Great Red Spot Speeding Up to 400 Miles Per Hour, Does This Makes Sense?

09.27.2021 21:37 PM

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows that the winds in Jupiter's Great Red Spot are accelerating at a speed of 400mph (644kph), like the speed of an advancing race car.

New Planet 9 Theory: Earth-Like Body Drifted and Hid in the Outskirts of Solar System

09.23.2021 04:40 AM

A new study suggests that an Earth-like planet intially existed in our solar system, but drifted away past Neptune and to the Kuiper Belt.

How Did the Planets of Solar System Align on the Same Plane? Orbit Line-Up Explained 4.5 Billions of Years Ago

09.22.2021 06:45 AM

The planets in our solar system is aligned in a flat plane, but how did it ended up that way? The answer lies 4.5 billlion years ago.

Planets, Sun, Moon, Asteroids Orbiting on the Same Plane; Reason for Such, Explored From 4.5 Billion Years Ago

09.19.2021 20:45 PM

A model of the solar system shows that the planets, sun, moon, and asteroids are circling roughly on the same planet, reports recently said.

Go Skywatching This Week As the Moon Creeps Up to Saturn, Jupiter When They Take the Spotlight

09.16.2021 23:57 PM

In two consecutive nights this week, the Moon will visit the two largest planets in the Solar System, Jupiter, and Saturn, as they take on the spotlight in the night sky.

Bizarre Dog Bone Shaped Asteroid Spied on Best Images Yet Via the Very Large Telescope

09.10.2021 01:35 AM

Astronomers used the Very Large Telescope in Chile to capture the best images of asteroid Kleopatra yet that orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.

Planet 9: Is Its Existence in the Solar System True or Is It Just an Illusion? Here's What Studies Say

09.08.2021 22:21 PM

Planet 9 remains out of astronomers' sight. Still, another astronomer claimed that this celestial object is lurking on edge of our solar system.

Sun After Its Death: Scientists Predict How, When It’s Going to Happen; What Will the Solar System Look Like Then?

09.05.2021 00:17 AM

A study in 2018, used computer modeling to determine that, like most of the stars, the Sun is most possible to shrink down from being a red giant to become a white dwarf, and then, as a planetary nebula.

Planet Nine Lurking Near Sun’s Orbit? Scientists Spot Planet Around Solar System

09.01.2021 04:20 AM

Planet Nine's orbit has been discovered, and its route around the sun has been plotted by new research. The planet is estimated to have a mass of 6.2 times that of the Earth and is 300 AU from the sun.

Stars Gobble Up Planets; Instability of Solar Systems Could Help Identify Sun-Like Stars Hosting Earth-like Planets

08.31.2021 07:19 AM

The Greek god Cronos had a horrifying reputation for eating his own children. In the same way, researchers found that some Sun-like stars gobble up their planets.

Titan's Hazy Atmosphere Recreated in a Glass Jar To Reveal Mineral Composition of Saturn's Largest Moon

08.30.2021 08:02 AM

Scientists recreated the conditions of the atmosphere in Titan using tiny glass cylinders on Earth, revealing the fundamental properties of two organic molecules that exist as a mineral in Saturn's largest moon.