Solving a Paradox to Uncover Key Clues About Our Solar System’s History
New clues lead to a better understanding of the evolution of the solar system and the origin of Earth as a habitable planet. In a…
Solar System
Meteorites Reveal Chaotic Early Solar System Collisions Resembled “Asteroids” Arcade Game
One Friday evening in 1992, a meteorite ended a more than 150 million-mile journey by smashing into the trunk of a red Chevrolet Malibu in…
Meteorites Show That Our Solar System Formed in Less Than 200,000 Years
A long time ago — roughly 4.5 billion years — our sun and solar system formed over the short time span of 200,000 years. That…
Ultraviolet Shines Light on Origins of Our Solar System
In the search to discover the origins of our solar system, an international team of researchers, including planetary scientist and cosmochemist James Lyons of Arizona…
“Deflated Croissant” – Uncovering the True Shape of Our Solar System
Scientists have developed a new prediction of the shape of the bubble surrounding our solar system using a model developed with data from NASA missions….
Four Possible NASA Missions to Explore the Secrets of the Solar System
Two NASA-JPL proposals are among the selections: Trident would explore Neptune’s moon Triton, while Veritas aims to map Venus’ surface to determine the planet’s geologic…
Mercury Transit: Important Details for Observing Stunning Phenomenon
Today, November 11, 2019, we’re in for a rare treat, as the innermost planet, Mercury, passes directly in front of the Sun for a few…
A Star Disturbed Solar System Comets and Asteroids 70,000 Years Ago
About 70,000 years ago, when the human species was already on Earth, a small reddish star approached our solar system and gravitationally disturbed comets and…
NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer Provides New Details on Solar System Boundary
New research from NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer mission provides the most definitive analyses, theories and results about local interstellar space to date. The new research…
IBEX Reveals First View of the Solar System’s Tail, The Heliotail
In a newly published study, NASA IBEX data reveals the never before seen boundaries of the tail of the heliosphere, the heliotail. NASA’s Interstellar Boundary…
Study Challenges the Idea that a Supernova Prompted the Formation of the Solar System
By testing meteorites, a team of scientists discovered that levels of iron 60 were uniform and low in early solar system material, suggesting that that…
New Theoretical Models Salvage Moon-Forming Impact Theory
One of the widest accepted models for the Moon’s formation states that a renegade, Mars-sized planet, named Theia, slammed into Earth 4.5 billion years ago,…
Scientists Detected Exoplanetary System with Regularly Aligned Orbits Similar to our Solar System
Scientists have discovered the first exoplanetary system with regularly aligned orbits similar to those in our solar system. Located at the center of this system…
Possible Death of Solar System Seen in White Dwarf Stars
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have been able to probe into the chemical signatures of dusky disks encircling four distant star systems. They discovered…
Photochemical Upconversion Adds “Turbo” to Solar Cell Efficiency
By using photochemical upconversion, researchers from the University of Sidney have developed a “turbo for solar cells” that allows for record-breaking efficiency in cost effective…
USGS Map Details Volcanos on the Surface of Io
This new map was published last Monday by the USGS and it showcases the hellish surface of Jupiter’s moon Io, the most volcanically active object…
Saturn’s Largest Moon Titan Seen in Unprecedented Detail
As one of the coldest places in the solar system, Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is also one of the most dynamic. A new collection of…
Researchers Present New Model for Planetary Accretion
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have come up with a new explanation for planetary accretion. By using classical physics and the laws of…