Astronomers discover two populations of unusual dark comets in our solar system
Astronomers posed over the past decade that dark comets, or objects that resemble asteroids but move like comets, may exist.
Stars Are Everywhere, So Why Is the Sky Still Dark?
Why is space so dark despite all of the stars in the universe? The question of why space is dark, even though it is filled ...
The Next Decade in Astrophysics Could Reveal Our Solar System’s Biggest Secrets
Delving into the behaviors of the Sun and protecting humans at home and beyond are top priorities, according to the National ...
New observations of the most volcanic world in our solar system solve a mystery that began with Voyager 1
Observations made of Jupiter’s moon Io during the Juno mission’s flybys helped astronomers confirm how and why Io became the ...
What is the zoo hypothesis for alien life?
It seems that we are completely alone in the universe. But simple reasoning suggests that there should be an abundance of ...
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Tunnel found in the middle of Solar System: We’ve just discovered where it leads to
Interstellar tunnel linking our Solar System to cosmic neighborhoods. Learn how supernovae and stellar winds shape our galaxy ...
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NASA’s Beloved Voyager Probes Find Puzzles beyond the Solar System
For two decades now, the iconic twin Voyager spacecraft have been quietly overturning everything we thought we knew about the boundary between our solar system and interstellar space ...
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Maryborough Meteorite: Rare Space Rock Found in Australia Holds Secrets of the Solar System
A man kept what he thought was a gold nugget for years, only to discover it was far more valuable. The Maryborough meteorite, ...
NMSU astronomer awarded NASA grants for early solar system research
A New Mexico-based astronomer is working to answer the oldest questions about the universe, thanks to multiple grants from ...