Sun-Observing Spacecraft Sheds Light on the Solar Wind’s Origin

Sun-Observing Spacecraft Sheds Light on the Solar Wind’s Origin

The solar wind is a ubiquitous feature of our solar system. This relentless high-speed flow of charged particles from the sun fills interplanetary space. On Earth, it triggers geomagnetic storms that can disrupt satellites and it causes the dazzling auroras — the northern and southern lights — at high latitudes….

NASA’s Hubble Telescope Captures Collision of DART With Asteroid Dimorphos

NASA’s Hubble Telescope Captures Collision of DART With Asteroid Dimorphos

National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) Hubble Space Telescope captured a series of photos of asteroid Dimorphos when it was deliberately hit by a 1,200-pound NASA spacecraft called DART on September 26, 2022, according to their statement. Hubble‘s time-lapse movie of the aftermath of DART’s collision reveals surprising and remarkable,…

Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Has “Almost All” Ingredients for Life to Survive: Study

Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Has “Almost All” Ingredients for Life to Survive: Study

The search for alien life just got more interesting as a team of scientists recently discovered new evidence suggesting that Saturn’s moon Enceladus has oceans that have all the basic requirements and materials needed for life to survive. According to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National…

NASA Updates ‘Eye In The Solar System’ Website Lets Users Explore Outer Space From Home

NASA Updates ‘Eye In The Solar System’ Website Lets Users Explore Outer Space From Home

American space agency NASA has updated its Eyes on the Solar System website, which allows space enthusiasts to explore the “universe beyond and the spacecraft exploring them”. Visitors can explore the planets, their moons, asteroids, comets and the spacecraft from 1950 to 2050. The website also allows them to simulate…

Comet K2 Makes Closest Approach to Earth, but the Celestial Show Is Not Over Yet

Comet K2 Makes Closest Approach to Earth, but the Celestial Show Is Not Over Yet

The comet C/2017 K2 has offered a spectacular celestial show for stargazers and astronomers as it hurtled past Earth this week. In its closest approach to our planet, which was on July 14, the comet was about 270 million kilometres away. Now, while the comet may have crossed its closest…

Earth’s Formation Explained With the Help of New Theory Using Laboratory Experiments, Computer Simulations

Earth’s Formation Explained With the Help of New Theory Using Laboratory Experiments, Computer Simulations

Digging deeper through laboratory experiments and computer simulations, researchers at the Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich have proposed a new theory on the formation of the Earth. In their study, researchers developed models to demonstrate how planets formed in our solar system and shed light on their composition. “The prevailing…

Building Blocks of Life Discovered on Asteroid Located 200 Million Miles Away From Earth

Building Blocks of Life Discovered on Asteroid Located 200 Million Miles Away From Earth

Scientists have discovered the building ingredients of life on an asteroid in space for the first time. More than 20 amino acids have been identified on the space rock Ryugu, which is more than 200 million miles from Earth. Scientists studied materials taken from the asteroid by the Japan Aerospace…

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Almost Set to Go for Solar System Exploration, Find Universe’s Deepest Secrets

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Almost Set to Go for Solar System Exploration, Find Universe’s Deepest Secrets

Our wait seems to be nearing its end as NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is in its final stages of completion before being launched to explore the solar system. The Webb team is undertaking the final stages of commissioning the essential instruments aboard the observatory. Technical operations have also begun…

Pluto’s Orbit Is Highly Chaotic, Radically Different From Other Planets: Study

Pluto’s Orbit Is Highly Chaotic, Radically Different From Other Planets: Study

Since Pluto – the dwarf planet – was discovered in 1930, it has generated considerable interest among astronomers, primarily over its highly eccentric and inclined orbit. New research claims that it is also subject to chaotic perturbance and changes over shorter timescales. At larger timescales, the orbit appears relatively stable….