James Webb Telescope Finds Carbon-Rich Planet Nursery
In a cosmic twist worthy of a sci-fi plot, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to…
How small is Earth? Exploring the vast scale of galaxies, clusters and beyond
From the ground beneath our feet to the farthest reaches of intergalactic space, the universe stretches far beyond…
Think Voyager was alone? Humanity has sent more missions to the outer solar system than you think!
The outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, have long fascinated astronomers and the public alike. These gas…
What did NASA’s Juno mission discover about Jupiter? Here are 5 mind-blowing findings..
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016, peeling back layers of mystery around the Solar System’s…
Inside the massive storm bigger than Earth
Voyager 2’s observations transformed planetary science. For the first time, astronomers could study the Great Red Spot as…
Cataclysmic crash with neighboring planet may be the reason there’s life on Earth today, new studies hint
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Asteroids Bennu and Ryugu are Part of Polana Collisional Family, Webb Observations Suggest
The new Polana collisional family in the Solar System’s main asteroid belt is the hypothesized origin of the…
Scientists Trace Jupiter’s Origins Using Ancient Rock Raindrop
Chondrules are tiny, round droplets of once-molten rock found in many meteorites. They formed when silicate liquids cooled…
Psyche Beams Back Images of Earth and Moon
On July 20 and July 23, 2025, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft looked back toward home and captured images of…
A bizarre ‘glowing’ object is baffling scientists – and it’s hurtling towards Earth
Scientists have discovered that a mysterious object hurtling through space from beyond the solar system is emitting its…
Juno Detects Unusual Plasma Waves in Jupiter’s Aurora
Using data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft, planetary researchers have detected a new type of plasma wave in the…