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The Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa 2 has successfully pulled off a second touchdown on the surface of the distant asteroid Ryugu. The risky maneuver saw the probe dive down to collect material that had been exposed during the creation of an art… Continue reading Hayabusa 2 spacecraft survives second touchdown on asteroid Ryugu
Although Saturn sports the most impressive ring system in our neighborhood, it’s not alone. Uranus is also packing some rings, although they’re usually too faint to see without a powerful telescope. But a striking new set of images shows these rings in very clear detail thanks to thermal imaging, while also allowing astronomers to measure their temperature for the first time.
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An international team of physicists has finally found proof of circumplanetary disks, adding substantial weight to current theoretical models of planet formation. These disks of gas surrounded by dust have eluded detection, until now. ..
Con… Continue reading Dusty, gassy origins of giant planets observed at last
Our solar system has several “belts” of rocky planetesimals that are essentially the crumbs left over from the formation of the planets and moons. But new research suggests some of them could actually be alien, captured during close flybys wi… Continue reading Close encounter with alien star could explain ’Oumuamua, debunk Planet Nine
DM Tau has its own asteroid belt, and may be developing its own versions of Earth and Neptune, too. Continue reading Astronomers Peer at a Young Star System That Is Strikingly Similar to Our Own
“We didn’t even have enough money to build a second dome to protect our second telescope! Yet we still managed to make a discovery that is impossible for the big projects.” Continue reading Astronomers Discover Rare Kilometer-Sized Object in Outer Solar System
Nicknamed “Farout,” the world is 120 times farther from the Sun than Earth. Continue reading Astronomers Find the Most Distant Known Object in the Solar System
BepiColombo is scheduled to launch from French Guiana at 9:45 PM ET on October 19. Continue reading Humanity’s Next Mission to Mercury Will Test Einstein’s Theory of Relativity
The world called ‘Goblin’ orbits about two times farther from the Sun than Pluto—and that’s at its nearest point. Continue reading Search for Planet Nine Turns Up Dwarf Planet at the Edge of Our Solar System
The moons were discovered serendipitously while astronomers hunted for the hypothetical Planet Nine. Continue reading Twelve New Moons Discovered Orbiting Jupiter