Using a network of synchronized sensors, a new system provides energy and meteorological data every tenth of a second to more ...
Our solar system is only one out of hundreds of stellar systems residing in the Milky Way galaxy. It’s comprised of the Sun and eight known planets, half of which are Terrestrial (sporting solid, ...
Paul M. Sutter is an astrophysicist at SUNY Stony Brook and the Flatiron Institute, host of "Ask a Spaceman" and "Space Radio," and author of "How to Die in Space." Sutter contributed this article to ...
We know of three interstellar objects (ISO) that have visited our inner solar system. Oumuamua was the first one, and it came ...
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How big it is: 865,000 miles (1.392 million kilometers) across How far away it is: 93 million miles (150 million km) What type of star it is: A yellow dwarf star The sun is the star at the center of ...
When planetary rings are mentioned, the image of Saturn immediately comes to mind. However, this celestial feature is not ...
Scientists say 3I/Atlas came closest to Mars in October. Its path this month put it in the path of the warm rays of our sun, where a tail became more visible. The 3.5-mile solar object is traveling at ...
Facts you didn't know about our solar systemGanymede, Jupiter’s biggest moon, hides a salty ocean under its surface. It might even hold more water than Earth. Jupiter’s moon may have more water than ...
It's equivalent to the glow of 10 fireflies spread across the entire night sky. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Did someone leave ...
The potential presence of water in the astral body has fueled significant scientific speculation, and observations have led NASA to conclude the comet originated outside of Earth’s solar system. But ...