Tag: solar system
Science
Sun Erupts with the Biggest Solar Flare in 4 Years, Causing Brief Radio Blackout
The biggest solar flare erupted on the sun and smacked into the Earth’s atmosphere with an energy equivalent to millions of hydrogen bombs. Find out more!
Science
No Hope of Life in the Clouds of Venus, but Maybe in Jupiter’s, Study Suggests
Scientists reveal there is little possibility for life in the clouds of Venus, but Jupiter may hold potential for extraterrestrial life. Find out more!
Science
Comet from the Edge of the Solar System Responsible for the Extinction of Dinosaurs
About sixty-six million years ago, a huge comet, and not an asteroid, that originated from the edge of the solar system wiped out the dinosaurs.
Science
Asteroid Orbiting the Sun Closer Than Venus: New Discovery
A new study has found an asteroid where it should not be. Find out what these means for our current methods of asteroid location prediction.
Science
New Images Of The Sun Reveal ‘Campfires’
New images of the Sun as taken by the Solar Probe have revealed the existence of small flares dubbed 'campfires'. Find out more.
Science
Mystery Of The Ninth Planet Could Be Solved
The title of the Ninth Planet could go to a yet undiscovered distant cousin of our planet in the outer edges of the Solar System.
Science
A New Way of Studying Exoplanets
Planets found outside our solar system are known as exoplanets. These distant clumps of rock represent the...
Science
Pluto Might Have A Warm Sub-surface Ocean
Pluto is probably the most distant relative of Earth in the Solar System, distance-wise. Located at the...