NASA’s Webb telescope has identified hydroxyl molecules on Psyche, a metallic asteroid, hinting at a…
Browsing: Solar System
The Solar System consists of the Sun and all the objects that orbit it, including planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. It formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago from the gravitational collapse of a region within a large molecular cloud most commonly known for its composition of gas and dust. The Sun, a G-type main-sequence star, is at the center and contains almost all the system’s mass, with its gravitational pull holding everything from the giant planets to tiny debris in orbit around it. The eight planets, in order of their distance from the Sun, are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The Solar System is located in the Milky Way galaxy and is part of the Local Interstellar Cloud. Its extensive array of celestial bodies and phenomena provides critical clues about the formation and evolution of planets and systems beyond our own, making it a fundamental focus of study in astronomy and planetary science.
A research team led by UCF discovered a significant presence of ancient carbon dioxide and…
Fragments from the early cosmos help unravel the mystery of our solar system’s birth. Iron…
Researchers from the University of Leicester have linked the shift of the Solar System’s giant…
A recent study exploring the development of comets suggests that objects in deep space, such…
A research team has analyzed extraterrestrial amino acids and other organic compounds in an English…
NASA has announced the continuation of the New Horizons mission, focusing on collecting unique heliophysics…
Outer reaches of solar system could harbor another planet—or evidence modifying laws of gravity. A…
A new study from Caltech suggests the early Earth formed from hot, dry materials, implying…
Newly discovered exoplanets contribute to the development of a novel model that offers potential explanations…
A Rain of Icy Particles Is Affecting the Giant Planet’s Weather The planet Saturn is…
Imperial College London researchers have discovered the probable distant origin of Earth’s volatile chemicals, some…
ALMA Traces History of Water in Planet Formation Back to the Interstellar Medium Observations of…
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have detected gaseous water in the planet-forming…
Experiment demonstrates our solar system’s fragility. A terrestrial planet hovering between Mars and Jupiter would…
Gaining insight into the formation of dust grains in interstellar gas could provide astronomers with…
UCLA scientists have uncovered that minerals found on the asteroid were formed as a result…
The researchers replicated the conditions of an interstellar cloud and an asteroid to gain a…