Voyager 1 marks 48 years in space. Here's what to know about famous NASA mission

NASA's Voyager 1 launched 48 years ago in September 1977 on a decades-spanning journey to study the cosmos and search for ...
New Scientist

6 of the most fascinating moments in the life of our solar system

The workings of our solar system are roughly the same now as they have been for millions of years. Moons circle their planets, the planets circle the sun, the sun’s magnetic fields and sunspots wax ...

The Third Celestial Body is Coming to the Solar System After Wandering in Space for Millions of Years

So, while browsing an astronomy forum today, I suddenly came across some news that completely baffled me — the third ...
Space.com

When did our solar system's planets form? Discovery of tiny meteorite may challenge the timeline

A tiny meteorite is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about the origins of our solar system. New evidence found in shavings from a meteorite known as Northwest Africa 12264 — a 50-gram (1.8 ...
WDSU

Image reveals unprecedented view of the third interstellar object observed passing through our solar system

A new image has revealed the clearest glimpse yet of an interstellar visitor zipping through our solar system.Video above: Astronomers discover how planets formThe Hubble Telescope and its Wide Field ...
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Scientists Discover That Our Solar System’s Biggest Planet Was Once Much Larger, Playing A Huge Part In The Creation Of Other Planets

With a diameter of 88,846 miles at its equator, Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system. It’s eleven times larger than Earth, so big in fact that its gravitational forces are thought to be ...