solar system
Discovery of First Binary-Binary Questions Accepted Theory of Solar System Formation
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Image of Asteroid Ripped Apart by Star Looks Like Saturn's Rings
Charissa Echavez | | Nov 12, 2015 05:45 AM EST |
Astronomers have finally captured an image of a glowing debris ring and shed some light on how an asteroid was ripped apart to form the ring.
Some Things That People Do Not Know About The Solar System
Darlene Tverdohleb | | Sep 21, 2015 11:11 AM EDT |
Some of the facts of our solar system have been revealed, which are not learned from school or books.
NASA Discovers More Earth-like Planets Outside Our Solar System
Janice Teh | | Jul 24, 2015 07:30 AM EDT |
NASA again made a discovery of another earth-like planet that could possibly be habitable. This new "cousin" of Earth is outside our solar system.
After Nine Years, New Horizons Takes First Photos of Pluto
Marco Foronda | | Feb 06, 2015 05:12 AM EST |
Astronomers said it represents a big step forward in getting man's clearest-ever view of the distant dwarf planet.
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