The Sun's formation caused temperature differences in the surrounding disk of gas and dust. Inner, hotter regions formed rocky planets from less volatile elements. Outer, colder regions allowed ...
Astronomers traced a mysterious 'scar' of ionized gas around the solar system to two stars that had a close flyby with our ...
Neptune’s supersonic winds and icy storms revealed a planet so extreme that it forever changed our picture of the solar ...
The giant planets weren't always where we find them today. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune formed in a more compact ...
According to a NASA study, Saturn's moon Titan may be the most fantastically large slushie of all time. Based on a reexamination of data from the Cassini probe collected in 2012, the moon's ...
The Sun is an incandescent but benevolent dictator. For billions of years, it’s kept our star system well organized through the influence of its powerful gravity. All the planets revolve around it ...
Think a trip to Mars takes a few months? The reality of interplanetary travel is far more complex. This video breaks down the true travel times to every planet, from Mercury to Neptune, using real ...
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Before the ribbon-cutting for the solar system walk on the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail on Nov. 29, created by WHS Astronomy Club members Krystyna Goulette and Kaitlyn Goulette, president of the Club, ...