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Published First solar images from NOAA's GOES-16 satellite - First Solar Images from NOAA's GOES-16 Satellite


The first images from the Solar Ultraviolet Imager or SUVI instrument aboard NOAA's GOES-16 satellit...
Published Sun's coldest region stores secret to heating million-degree corona - Sun's Coldest Region Stores Secret to Heating Million-Degree Corona



Researchers have unveiled the discovery of intense wave energy from a relatively cool, dark and stro...
Published A new ring system discovered in our Solar System - A New Ring System Discovered in Our Solar System


Scientists have discovered a new ring system around a dwarf planet on the edge of the Solar System....
Published Scientists connect the dots between Galilean moon, auroral emissions on Jupiter - Scientists Connect the Dots Between Galilean Moon, Auroral Emissions on Jupiter


On November 8, 2020, NASA's Juno spacecraft flew through an intense beam of electrons traveling from...
Published Astronomers confirm solar system’s most distant known object is indeed Farfarout - Astronomers Confirm Solar System’s Most Distant Known Object is Indeed Farfarout


Astronomers have confirmed that a faint object discovered in 2018 and nicknamed 'Farfarout' is indee...
Published First exposed planetary core discovered allows glimpse inside other worlds - First Exposed Planetary Core Discovered Allows Glimpse Inside Other Worlds


The surviving core of a gas giant has been discovered orbiting a distant star, offering an unprecede ...
Published Researchers measure the light emitted by a sub-Neptune planet's atmosphere - Researchers Measure the Light Emitted by a Sub-Neptune Planet's Atmosphere



Researchers observed exoplanet GJ 1214b's atmosphere by measuring the heat it emits while orbiting i...
Published Haumea, the most peculiar of Pluto companions, has a ring around it - Haumea, the Most Peculiar of Pluto Companions, Has a Ring Around It


The trans-neptunian belt contains four dwarf planets, among which Haumea stands out for its extremel...
Published Neptune could not have knocked planetoids in Cold Classical Kuiper Belt to edge of solar system - Neptune's Role in the Kuiper Belt: Debunking a Popular Theory


New research is challenging popular theory about how part of our solar system formed. Contrary to po...
Published Safety zone saves giant moons from fatal plunge - Safety Zone Saves Giant Moons from Fatal Plunge


Numerical simulations showed that the temperature gradient in the disk of gas around a young gas gia...
Published Hubble detects ghostly glow surrounding our solar system - Hubble Detects Ghostly Glow Surrounding Our Solar System


Imagine walking into a room at night, turning out all the lights and closing the shades. Yet an eeri...
Published Scientists make the case to restore Pluto's planet status - Scientists make the case to restore Pluto's planet status


Kirby Runyon wants to make one thing clear: regardless of what one prestigious scientific organizati...
Published Scientists confirm decrease in Pluto’s atmospheric density - Scientists Confirm Decrease in Pluto's Atmospheric Density


When Pluto passed in front of a star on the night of August 15, 2018, astronomers deployed telescope ...
Published MESSENGER data suggest recurring meteor shower on Mercury - MESSENGER data suggest recurring meteor shower on Mercury


The closest planet to the sun appears to get hit by a periodic meteor shower, possibly associated wi...
Published Why Uranus and Neptune are different colors - Why Uranus and Neptune are Different Colors


Astronomers may now understand why the similar planets Uranus and Neptune are different colors. Rese...
Published Three centaurs follow Uranus through the solar system - Three Centaurs Follow Uranus Through the Solar System


Astrophysicists have confirmed that Crantor, a large asteroid with a diameter of 70 km has an orbit...
Published Molecular filament shielded young solar system from supernova - Molecular Filament Shielded Young Solar System from Supernova



Isotope ratios found in meteorites suggest that a supernova exploded nearby while the Sun and Solar...
Published How a 3 cm glass sphere could help scientists understand space weather - How a 3 cm Glass Sphere Could Help Scientists Understand Space Weather


Space weather can interfere with spaceflight and the operation of satellites, but the phenomenon is...
Published Why Earth is not an ice ball: Possible explanation for faint young sun paradox - Why Earth is not an Ice Ball: Possible Explanation for Faint Young Sun Paradox



More than 2 billion years ago, a much fainter sun should have left the Earth as an orbiting ice ball...
Published Venus: Planetary portrait of inner beauty - Venus: Planetary Portrait of Inner Beauty



A Venus transit across the face of the sun is a relatively rare event -- occurring in pairs with mor...