Ancient Greek astronomer Aristarchus was the first who presented the heliocentric system, maintaining that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
Oh, we humans do love a cleanly defined boundary, don’t we? They make things easier, after all. If we’re trying to categorize something, knowing what labeled bin to put it in is handy. If we’re ...
Welcome to SolarBalls, where animated content combines entertainment with education about the solar system and the universe. This channel offers space animations infused with comedy, exploring various ...
The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate, which the paper’s authors have dubbed ...
3I/ATLAS likely weighs more than 33 billion tons. The interstellar object hurtling toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, is much larger than previously thought, astronomers say. A ...
While many dream of bases on Mars and cities above Venus, the reality of colonizing the Solar System is far more difficult and may be impossible with today’s technology. NATO scrambles fighter jets as ...
We would like to get solar panels installed at our home but we are not sure whether getting a battery system as well is a good idea. We are a family of four living in a four-bed home, with a south ...
A massive comet traveling through the solar system is much larger than previously thought and could be a remnant of alien technology, a scientist claims in a new report. 3I/ATLAS was first identified ...
This illustration shows the creation of an asteroid family. Ejected fragments from catastrophic collisions of asteroids between Mars and Jupiter tend to follow similar orbits around the sun, allowing ...
Portal’s heat exchanger thruster, known as Flare, fires up during a test in a vacuum chamber. (Portal Space Systems Photo) Bothell, Wash.-based Portal Space Systems says it has successfully tested its ...
The interstellar object hurtling toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, is much larger than previously thought, astronomers say. A comet named 3I/ATLAS likely weighs more than 33 ...
New telescope images show that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is shooting a giant jet of gas and dust toward the sun. This is normal behavior for comets, an expert told Live Science. The newly ...