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Published Hubble discovers moon orbiting the dwarf planet Makemake - Hubble Discovers Moon Orbiting the Dwarf Planet Makemake


Peering to the outskirts of our solar system, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a small, dar ...
Published The solar system may have passed through dense interstellar clouds 2 million years ago, altering Earth's climate



Astrophysicists calculate the likelihood that Earth was exposed to cold, harsh interstellar clouds,...
Published Nearby star could help explain why our Sun didn’t have sunspots for 70 years - Nearby Star Could Help Explain Why Our Sun Didn’t Have Sunspots for 70 Years


Astronomers identified a nearby star whose sunspot cycles appear to have stopped. Studying this star...
Published Boundary of heliosphere mapped - Boundary of Heliosphere Mapped: A New Milestone in Space Exploration


For the first time, the boundary of the heliosphere has been mapped, giving scientists a better unde...
Published Evidence of early planetary shake-up - Evidence of Early Planetary Shake-Up


Scientists have studied an unusual pair of asteroids and discovered that their existence points to a...
Published New evidence indicates auroras occur outside our solar system - New Evidence Indicates Auroras Occur Outside Our Solar System


Planetary scientists have found new evidence suggesting auroras – similar to Earth’s Aurora Borealis...
Published Astronomers observe the first radiation belt seen outside of our solar system - Astronomers Observe the First Radiation Belt Seen Outside of Our Solar System



Astronomers have described the first radiation belt observed outside our solar system, using a coord ...
Published New control technique uses solar panels to reach desired Mars orbit - New Control Technique Uses Solar Panels to Reach Desired Mars Orbit


Aerospace engineers have developed a way to use articulated solar panels to steer the satellite duri ...
Published New extremely distant solar system object found during hunt for Planet X - New Extremely Distant Solar System Object Found During Hunt for Planet X


Astronomers have discovered a new extremely distant object far beyond Pluto with an orbit that suppo...
Published Physicists more fully describe sun's electric field - Physicists More Fully Describe Sun's Electric Field


Physicists have described in fuller detail the sun's electric field. The researchers measured the fl...
Published Sun's magnetic field going to flip soon: 11-year solar cycle wimpy, but peaking - Sun's Magnetic Field Going to Flip Soon: 11-Year Solar Cycle Wimpy, but Peaking


In a 3-meter diameter hollow aluminum sphere, a physics professor is stirring and heating plasmas to...
Published Earth's most ancient impact craters are disappearing



Earth's oldest craters could give scientists critical information about the structure of the early E...
Published Plot thickens in hunt for ninth planet



A pair of theoretical physicists are reporting that the same observations inspiring the hunt for a n...
Published Exploring the origin of nucleosynthetic isotope variations in Ryugu samples



The observed variations in chromium (Cr) isotope ratios in the Ryugu asteroid samples collected by H...
Published Alien haze, cooked in a lab, clears view to distant water worlds



Scientists have simulated conditions that allow hazy skies to form in water-rich exoplanets, a cruci...
Published Meteorite analysis shows Earth's building blocks contained water



Analysis of iron meteorites from the earliest years of the solar system indicate that the planetary ...
Published Exploding stars



When massive stars or other stellar objects explode in the Earth's cosmic neighborhood, ejected debr...
Published Tracking down the asteroid that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs



The asteroid that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago probably came from the...
Published The origin of the sun's magnetic field could lie close to its surface



Surprise findings suggest sunspots and solar flares could be generated by a magnetic field within th ...
Published Study hints at the existence of the closest black holes to Earth in the Hyades star cluster


A new article hints at the existence of several black holes in the Hyades cluster -- the closest ope...