In the vast solar system, if one were to select a 'behind-the-scenes hero' whose impact on Earth is profound yet often overlooked, Jupiter would undoubtedly be the strongest candidate. This giant ...
For a long time, Jupiter had always been in my mind as that 'gas ball' composed of hydrogen and helium from documentaries. My imagination made me think that any celestial body could easily penetrate ...
A strange flash on Saturn earlier this summer caught the attention of astronomers and sparked speculation about a possible ...
Morocco, captained by Ballon d'Or nominee Achraf Hakimi, could this week become the first African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. A win over Niger in Rabat on Friday will give the Atlas Lions an ...
The eyes of every astronomer widened this year when an interstellar traveler was discovered in our solar system.
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, a rare visitor from outside the Solar System, might have been spewing gases for months ...
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks and Jupiter were seen by NASA's Solar TErrestrial Relations Observatory-A (STEREO-A). Credit: Space.com | NASA STEREO | edited by Steve Spaleta Gunman identified after ...
Yet, these mysterious, recently discovered space rocks might be an entirely new class of object in the Solar System that could help to answer questions about how water originated on Earth, according ...
Europe's most advanced interplanetary space probe lost contact with Earth for nearly a full day leading up to a crucial flyby of Venus that will occur on Sunday (Aug. 31). The European Space Agency's ...
The result is thanks to the Jupiter-orbiting Juno spacecraft. The shimmering northern lights that streak across Alaska's skies have wilder cousins on Jupiter — they're bigger, stranger, and now tied ...
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as seen by the Gemini North telescope in Maunakea, Hawaii © International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/K. Meech (IfA/U. Hawaii ...
A new image shows the growing tail of a comet from another star system streaking across our solar system. The image of comet 3I/ATLAS was captured on Aug. 27 using one of the telescopes at the ...