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Artist's impression of Planet Nine, blocking out the Milky Way. The Sun is in the distance, with the orbit of Neptune shown as a ring. Credit: ESO/Tomruen/nagualdesign

Evidence Mounts for the Existence of Planet Nine

14 Jul , 2017 by

The latest study that looks into the possible existence of Planet 9 offers a new technique, one which is free of the “observational bias” which the others were criticized for.

New Horizons Team Already Finding Surprises on Next Flyby Target

6 Jul , 2017 by

While the New Horizons spacecraft was heading to Pluto, scientists from the mission used Hubble and other telescopes to try and find out more about the environment their spacecraft would be flying through. No one wanted New Horizons to run into unexpected dust or debris. And now, as New Horizons prepares to fly past its […]

What Caused the Kuiper Belt to Get Warped?

26 Jun , 2017 by

A new study by a team of astronomers from the LPL indicates that the orbital inclinations of distant Kuiper Belt Objects could hint at the existence of a Mars-sized body in the area.

A Bored New Horizons Spacecraft Takes Part Time Job To Fill The Time

12 Apr , 2017 by

As it makes its way towards its next destination in the Kuiper Belt, the New Horizons probe has been given a new task – measuring the Cosmic Optical Background.

Colonizing The Outer Solar System

Colonizing the Outer Solar System

18 Nov , 2016 by

This episode continues our team up with Fraser Cain to look at Colonizing the Solar System, we move from the inner solar system to the Asteroid Belt and beyond, all the way out to the Oort Cloud.

Astronomers Think They Know Where Rosetta’s Comet Came From

21 Oct , 2016 by

A new study reveals that Rosetta’s Comet likely spent billions of years chilling in the Kuiper Belt before chance interactions with Neptune and Jupiter wrangled it into the inner Solar System.

A New Dwarf Planet Joins The Solar System Family

12 Oct , 2016 by

Relying on data collected by the Dark Energy Survey, astronomers have found evidence of a new dwarf planet that is the farthest object from our Sun to date.
This artist's impression shows the New Horizons spacecraft encountering a Pluto-like object in the distant Kuiper Belt. (Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute/Steve Gribben)

New Horizons Sends Back First Science On Distant Kuiper Belt Object

19 May , 2016 by

With Pluto in its rear-view mirror, New Horizons is heading towards its next target, and sending back valuable science on its way.

Earth scorched by red giant Sun

Will Earth Survive When the Sun Becomes a Red Giant?

9 May , 2016 by

In billions of years, the Sun will enter its “Red Giant” phase and expand considerably. So naturally, we have to ask, will the Earth survive?

How Do We Terraform Jupiter’s Moons?

22 Apr , 2016 by

Jupiter’s four largest moons – the Galileans – have long been considered as possible sites for human habitation, and even terraforming

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