Solar System

Science Points Out Paths to Interplanetary Adventures

What would you do for fun on another planet? Go ballooning in Venus’ atmosphere? Explore the caves of Hyperion? Hike…

3 weeks ago

There’s More Than Just Gravity at Work in the Solar System

Ever since Isaac Newton famously talked about gravity, its dominance as a force in our Solar System has been well…

4 weeks ago

Here's How Pluto and Charon Became a Bizarre Double Planet

On July 14th, 2015, the New Horizons probe made history by accomplishing the first flyby of Pluto and its largest…

1 month ago

The Webb Captures Spectra of Trans-Neptunian Objects, and Reveals a History of Our Solar System

Trans-Neptunian Objects are the icy remnants of our early solar system. Part of their history can be found in the…

2 months ago

Tidal Steams of Interstellar Objects May Flow Through the Milky Way Like Braided Rivers

Interstellar objects visit our solar system all the time. A new study shows they likely come in streams of sibling…

2 months ago

An Interstellar Visitor Helped Shape the Orbits of the Planets.

The orbits of the planets around the Sun have been the source for many a scientific debate. Their current orbital…

2 months ago

Here’s How Interstellar Objects and Rogue Planets Can be Trapped in the Solar System

When Oumuamua traversed our Solar System in 2017 it was the first confirmed Interstellar Object (ISO) to do so. Then…

3 months ago

NASA Turns Off One of Voyager 2's Science Instruments

The two Voyager spacecraft have been speeding through space since 1977, powered by decaying chunks of plutonium that produce less…

5 months ago

More Bodies Discovered in the Outer Solar System

The outer Solar System has been a treasure trove of discoveries in recent decades. Using ground-based telescopes, astronomers have identified…

5 months ago

A Stellar Flyby Jumbled Up the Outer Solar System

An ancient passerby may have visited the Sun and inadvertently helped shape the Solar System into what it is today.…

5 months ago