Scientists have fiercely debated the existence of ‘Planet 9’ for a decade. Some say evidence is piling up
After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the ...
Science Daily12h
Asteroid grains shed light on the outer solar system's origins
Tiny grains from asteroid Ryugu are revealing clues to the magnetic forces that shaped the far reaches of the solar system over 4.6 billion years ago. The findings suggest the distal solar system ...
Discovery of Hidden Ninth Planet in Solar System Could Reshape Astronomy, Claims New Study
Astronomers are investigating the possibility of a hidden ninth planet beyond Neptune, which could explain unusual orbital patterns in the Kuiper Belt.
Examining how stellar threats impact the habitable zone of exoplanets
When we think of exoplanets that may be able to support life, we home in on the habitable zone. A habitable zone is a region ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN13h
This Stunning New Atlas Explores Humanity’s Ancient Relationship With Space and the Universe
Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...
Newsweek on MSN21h
NASA's Parker Probe Set for Record-Breaking Sun Pass and Venus Flyby
The probe will orbit the sun "close enough to pass inside a solar eruption, like a surfer diving under a crashing ocean wave, ...
UVA Today14h
Shape-Shifting Storm: Astronomers Scrutinize Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
Amy Simon of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, lead author of the paper published recently in The ...
Space on MSN19h
NASA's Chandra X-ray spacecraft finds 'danger zones' around stars
Planet-forming disks are rapidly disintegrated when blasted with high-energy radiation from massive young stars.
There’s a hidden white tower in the Palo Alto hills used to study the sun
Hidden in plain sight at one of the Peninsula’s most popular hiking destinations is a geometrically funky white tower where ...
The window of opportunity to address our climate crisis is closing — and faster than ever
We are living on a planet already hotter and more unstable than at any time in human history. Pretending otherwise will only ...
Live Science on MSN17h
'Ridiculously smooth': James Webb telescope spies unusual pancake-like disk around nearby star Vega — and scientists can't explain it
The nearby bright star Vega is surrounded by a surprisingly smooth, 100 billion-mile-wide disk of cosmic dust, confirming that it is not surrounded by any exoplanets, JWST images reveal. And ...