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Published Saturn hasn't always had rings - Saturn's Surprising History: The Discovery of its Rings


In its last days, the Cassini spacecraft looped between Saturn and its rings so that Earth-based rad...
Published NASA, ULA launch Lucy Mission to ‘fossils’ of planet formation - NASA, ULA Launch Lucy Mission to ‘Fossils’ of Planet Formation


NASA's Lucy mission, the agency's first to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, launched from Cape Canaveral...
Published Series of bumps sent Uranus into its sideways spin, new research suggests - Series of Bumps Sent Uranus into Its Sideways Spin, New Research Suggests


Uranus' highly tilted axis makes it something of an oddball in our solar system. The accepted wisdom ...
Published Ultraviolet radiation from massive stars shapes planetary systems



Up to a certain point, very luminous stars can have a positive effect on the formation of planets, b...
Published NASA investigates invisible magnetic bubbles in outer solar system - NASA Investigates Invisible Magnetic Bubbles in Outer Solar System


Forty years ago, the twin Voyagers spacecraft were launched to explore the frontiers of our solar sy...
Published 'Trojan' asteroids in far reaches of solar system more common than previously thought - Trojan Asteroids in Far Reaches of Solar System More Common Than Previously Thought


Astronomers have discovered the first Trojan asteroid sharing the orbit of Uranus, and believe 2011...
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 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 Shocked zircon find a 'one-off gift' from Mars - Shocked Zircon Find a 'One-Off Gift' from Mars


Researchers studying a Martian meteorite have found the first evidence of high-intensity damage caus...
Published Collective gravity, not Planet Nine, may explain the orbits of 'detached objects' - Collective Gravity: A Possible Explanation for the Orbits of 'Detached Objects'


Bumper car-like interactions at the edges of our solar system -- and not a mysterious ninth planet - ...
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 Planetary heist: Astronomers show massive stars can steal Jupiter-sized planets - Planetary Heist: Astronomers Show Massive Stars Can Steal Jupiter-Sized Planets


Jupiter-sized planets can be stolen or captured by massive stars in the densely populated stellar nu...
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 Researchers capture first-ever afterglow of huge planetary collision in outer space



A chance social media post by an eagle-eyed amateur astronomer sparked the discovery of an explosive...
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...