Is there a hidden planet in our solar system? Astronomers say the moment of truth is near
After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...
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Distant dwarf planet Makemake might have a surprising ice volcano
On a small dwarf planet called Makemake, astronomers have seen signs of surprising temperature changes. These could indicate ...
The Brighterside of News on MSN1d
Scientists discover an ocean on Uranus’s moon Miranda
Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun, holds some of the solar system’s most intriguing mysteries. Among its 28 known moons ...
Space.com1dOpinion
Jupiter's moons hide giant subsurface oceans − Europa Clipper is one of 2 missions on their way to see if these moons could support life
On Oct. 14, 2024, NASA launched a robotic spacecraft named Europa Clipper to Jupiter’s moons. Clipper will reach the ...
Eos1d
Earth May Survive the Sun’s Demise
A distant white dwarf hosts an Earth-like planet in an orbit that might be similar to Earth’s if it survives the Sun’s red giant phase.
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WHAT’S UP IN THE SKY: Taurid meteor showers: Look out for the bull
Today: The two meteor showers centered in the constellation Taurus peak this week and next. That means there will be ...
Physics World4d
Mysterious brown dwarf is two objects, not one
Within GRAVITY’s combined observations, Xuan’s team discovered that Gliese 229 B was not a single object, but a pair of brown ...
Techno-Science.net5d
The exceptional observation of the birth of a planet outside our Solar System
Such is the case with this discovery: a very young planet orbiting very close to its star. Around a star only 2 million years old, astrophysicists were able to detect the presence of a newly formed ...