Researchers are still not sure how old the moon is. However, there is now growing evidence that it is almost as old as our ...

Mar. 11, 2025 — A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in ...

Astronomers have discovered that the Solar System traversed the Orion star-forming complex, a component of the Radcliffe Wave galactic structure, approximately 14 million years ago. This journey ...

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The solar system drifts inside an immense, low-density cavity known as the Local Hot Bubble (LHB). This region, spanning at least 1,000 light-years, radiates X-rays due to its searing million-degree ...

The mysterious Oort cloud is the source of many of our solar system's comets, but astronomers still have no idea what it looks like. Now, new simulations may have given them a first glimpse.

Because of this long-term stability, the inner Oort Cloud is usually modeled as a more-or-less flat disk aligned with the ecliptic plane of the Solar System. An illustration of the Oort Cloud.

"It is a great stroke of luck that Aditya-L1 was able to witness such a strong flare right at the beginning of its research ...

Scientists have achieved a groundbreaking milestone by creating the first-ever 3D map of an atmosphere on a planet outside our solar system. The unprecedented mapping has revealed extraordinary ...

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As the price of solar panels has plummeted in recent decades, installation costs have taken up a greater share of the ...

Both groundbreaking missions promise to reveal previously unseen and unknown aspects of our solar system and galaxy. “These missions cover the full breadth of the science that NASA does every ...