13 January 2020
New study shows a split Solar System that kickstarted growth of Jupiter
... and Mojzsis, as these additional rings could have led to the formation of the other giant planets in the Solar System. Brasser and Mojzsis further add that if the different isotopic compositions of the various CC meteorites reflect to some...
14 February 2020
Arrokoth helps resolve longstanding controversy on Solar System evolution
... of the planets – were formed. After a decade-long journey, traveling 3.26 billion miles (5.25 billion kilometers) across our solar system, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past Pluto and its five moons to give scientists an unprecedented view...
27 June 2016
Protoplanetary disc shares similarities with our own Solar System say researchers
... using data gathered from instruments aboard the Herschel Space Observatory to study how multi-planet systems beyond our own Solar System formed. by performing full spectral scans of young stellar objects embedded in protoplanetary discs. The young...
06 January 2017
NASA selects three new missions to study the early solar system and energetic X-rays from black holes
... objects from 2027 to 2033, Lucy will hopefully shed light on a much earlier period in the history of the solar system. “This is a unique opportunity,” said Harold F. Levison, principal investigator of the Lucy mission from the Southwest Research...
03 February 2017
Astronomers spot a possible dwarf planet on the edges of the Solar System
Astronomers have discovered a trans-Neptunian object (TNO) – most likely a dwarf planet – at the edges of the Solar System, making it the second-most distant TNO currently known. Known informally as “DeeDee” short for “distant dwarf” by ...
08 September 2017
The solar systems most powerful auroras are still a mystery
... – is still quite a mystery, despite recent data from Juno. Jupiter has the most powerful auroras in the solar system. Recent data collected by the ultraviolet spectrograph and energetic-particle detector instruments aboard the Juno spacecraft...
