In a striking new view from space, the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter has given scientists their first close-up ...
Analyzing late March data from Solar Orbiter, researchers produced the first detailed map of the magnetic network and ...
From an early age, we are taught to understand that the planets of our solar system change in position while orbiting a central star, the sun. But does the sun itself move within the solar system?
Have you ever wondered just how big space really is? It’s huge. In fact, it’s astronomical! The Colorado Scale Model Solar System depicts the Sun, the planets, and the distances between them all on ...
For years, astronomers have been searching for a mysterious ninth planet lurking in the dark outer reaches of our solar system. Now, a team of researchers have taken a completely different approach to ...
Astronomers are closely studying 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar object to enter our solar system. NASA Website Astronomers are tracking a rare visitor known as 3I/ATLAS, the third ...
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Jupiter's rapid early growth dramatically reshaped our solar system, scientists now reveal. Its immense gravity acted as a ...
On August 25th, 2012, humanity became an interstellar species. There was no fanfare or galactic welcome party as a humble robotic probe, the Voyager 1 spacecraft, crossed an invisible threshold. It ...