solar system

For years, scientists believed that the Moon came into existence when a big object called Theia crashed into Earth a very long time ago, around 4.5 billion years ago. This huge collision broke off a lot of debris from Earth,...

A Harvard scientist, who first suggested evidence of alien life in the Pacific Ocean, now unveils further compelling findings. Around ten percent of these fragments has elements not found in our solar system. Avi Loeb, a physicist, explained that after...

NASA has had a very busy year, accomplishing many incredible things that are making history and getting people excited about space exploration. The agency just shared a video talking about what they've done in 2023. First off, they brought back a...

Astronomers have discovered a rare in-sync solar system with six planets in our Galaxy, the Milky Way, which is untouched by outside forces since their birth billions of years ago. The find, announced on Nov. 29, can help explain how...

Recent data gathered by NASA's Juno spacecraft has revealed the presence of mineral salts and organic compounds on Jupiter's colossal moon, Ganymede. A report published in the journal Nature Astronomy just yesterday unveils these discoveries, potentially offering valuable insights to...

A city-size comet is racing toward Earth and will reach the closest point on April 21, 2024. The comet which goes by the name 12P/Pons-Brooks, and it is a special kind of comet known as a cryovolcanic comet or cold...

A fully intact asteroid sample containing crucial elements in the formation of earth has been revealed by NASA. The independent agency reported that the sample has one of the highest concentrations of carbon that has ever been studied in an...

Ancient Greek astronomer Aristarchus of Samos was the first who discovered the Heliocentric system, maintaining that the Earth revolves around the Sun

The Kuiper Belt is a vast ring with thousands of large, unknown, icy objects and small planets that orbit our solar system. In a recent study, which hasn't been published yet but is getting attention from the scientific community, experts...

NASA landed the dusty samples from asteroid Bennu described as the "most dangerous known rock in the Solar System" in the West Desert of Utah state on Sunday. The samples had been scooped up from the surface of asteroid Bennu...