28 February 2018
Habitability of nearest exoplanet in doubt after powerful flare
... studies had indicated that multiple disks of dust encircling Proxima Centauri, features similar to our asteroid and Kuiper belts, were the cause behind the increased brightness when the data was averaged out. However, by interpreting...
25 May 2018
New research suggests Pluto could be one giant comet
... consistent with the amount that would be expected if Pluto was formed by millions upon millions of comets or other Kuiper Belt objects smashing together. Nitrogen is expected to be a significant constituent of icy bodies orbiting far out beyond the...
03 October 2018
Newly discovered far-flung object supports Planet X existence
A newly discovered object the size of a dwarf planet has been spotted on the fringes of the Solar System, and its presence adds further weight behind the theory that a much larger, mysterious Planet X is still out there waiting to be found. ...
09 November 2018
Leftover gas from the Sun's birth created Earth's water
... into Earth was recently ruled out as a leading source of the wet stuff, after research showed that Kuiper Belt comets can contain three times the amount of heavy water compared to what Earth has. So if objects like...
11 December 2018
Voyager 2 joins its twin in interstellar space
... to be where our Solar System comes to an end. This giant spherical shell surrounding the Sun, planets, and Kuiper Belt Objects stretches for around 100, 000AU. Given that one AU is the distance from the Sun to Earth...
27 February 2019
FarFarOut beats FarOut as most distant Solar System body ever seen
... them away from the rest of the icy bodies strewn in disks around the Sun such as the Kuiper belt. Now, with more and more objects being found by Sheppard and team, eventually the numbers may...
