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Discovery of First Binary-Binary Questions Accepted Theory of Solar System Formation

Oct 24, 2016 07:07 PM EDT

For such large companion objects to be stable so close together defies our current popular theories on how solar systems form.

Fantastic ‘Solar Express’ will Take People to the Moon in Just Two Hours

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Aug 31, 2016 09:30 AM EDT

Once perfected, Solar Express should be capable of tearing through space at one percent the speed of light.

Planet Nine Could Destroy the Solar System in Seven Billion Years

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Aug 30, 2016 11:03 AM EDT

In effect, the future death of our sun could explain the evolution of other planetary systems.

ESA's Venus Express has detected a surprisingly strong electric field at Venus. While protons and other ions (shown in blue in the inset) feel a pull due to the planet's gravity, electrons (shown in red in the inset) are much lighter and thus able to esca

Monster Electric Winds Stripped Water Away from Venus

Ana Verayo |

Jun 20, 2016 11:34 PM EDT

New findings reveal how an powerful electric field apparently covers Venus, generating strong electric winds similar to solar winds and stripping away any water in its atmosphere.

Montage taken from NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft of Saturn and its moons.

Watch the Skies for Mars, Jupiter and Saturn and Their Moons This June

Ana Verayo |

Jun 06, 2016 09:32 AM EDT

This month, the solar system will parade its planets in our skies as Mars, Jupiter and Saturn and their moons will be visible this June.

This composite image made from nine frames shows the International Space Station, with a crew of six onboard, as it transits the moon at roughly five miles per second, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015, Woodford, VA.

Asteroids Not Comets Brought Water to the Moon 4.5 Billion Years Ago

Ana Verayo |

Jun 01, 2016 07:36 AM EDT

A new analysis of lunar rocks reveal how water on the moon was delivered by asteroids and not comets, revealing more clues about the formation of the solar system.

Illustration of the dust ring surrounding HD 181327

Scientists Detect Frozen Comets Surrounding Young Sun-like Star

Ana Verayo |

May 23, 2016 07:57 AM EDT

Icy comets were detected to surround a young star similar to our sun, indicating that this new star system could hold clues about the formation of our solar system.

True color image of Jupiter’s moon Io made by the Galileo spacecraft. Io has no identified impact craters because massive volcanic eruptions continually resurface it.

Jupiter Moon Io Squeezes Out Mountains to Release Magma

Ana Verayo |

May 18, 2016 05:31 AM EDT

New findings reveal how Jupiter's pockmarked moon Io creates giant mountains to release magma flow underneaths its crust.

Pluto’s Frozen Landscape’s Stunning Map: The Most Complete till Date!

Octhaeddeus Boral |

May 13, 2016 01:32 PM EDT

On May 2, a new composite map of Pluto was produced. The map showed most detailed and sharpest view of the dwarf planet. It showed chunks of water ice with sharp and angled corners that float amidst solid nitrogen.

Two direct images of the cometary dust and exoplanet surrounding the young star HD 106906. The wider field in blue shows Hubble Space Telescope data where the star’s blinding light is artificially eclipsed (gray circular mask).

This Planet Got Exiled From Its Solar System 16 Times Farther Than Pluto

Ana Verayo |

Dec 02, 2015 07:10 AM EST

Scientists detected an exoplanet that is exiled into the edges of its solar system, 16 times farther than the distance of Pluto from our sun.

In 40 million years, Mars will form a thin ring, courtesy of its self-destructing moon, Phobos.

Mars Will Form a Ring Like Saturn Courtesy of Self-Destructing Martian Moon Phobos

Ana Verayo |

Nov 24, 2015 06:30 AM EST

New findings reveal that Mars will acquire a new ring like Saturn's from the debris of its moon Phobos, as the moon is slowly breaking up by gravitational forces.