Roughly four and a half billion years ago the planet Theia slammed into Earth, destroying Theia, melting large fractions of ...
Astronomers might have found evidence of a structure located farbeyond Neptune, potentially giving us clues about the solar ...
Recent astronomical observations have thrown a curveball at our understanding of the cosmos. The solar system, it seems, is ...
The Oort cloud, a theoretical spherical shell surrounding our solar system, extends from approximately 1,000-2,000 AU to potentially 100,000 AU, halfway to Alpha Centauri. Its existence is inferred ...
Humans have been flinging things into deep space for 50 years now, since the 1972 launch of Pioneer 10. We now have five spacecraft that have either reached the edges of our solar system or are fast ...
Astronomers are racing to explain peculiar orbits of faraway objects at the edge of our solar system. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...