ATLAS Telescope Discovers First-Of-Its-Kind Asteroid
An extraordinary asteroid with comet-like features has researchers puzzled.
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Earth Has Captured a Temporary New “Mini-Moon” Called 2020 CD3 In Its Orbit
A likely “mini-moon” found orbiting Earth last month is moving away from our planet now, but it could be a harbinger of new small moons to come.
Giant Planets Around Young Star Raise Questions About How Planets Form
Researchers have identified a young star with four Jupiter and Saturn-sized planets in the most extreme range of orbits yet observed around it, the first time that so many massive planets have been detected in such a young system — raising interesting questions about how such a system might have formed.
First Ever ‘Exomoon’ Discovered Orbiting Planet Outside Our Solar System – Study
Scientists have reported the first ever discovery of a moon orbiting around an ‘exoplanet’ – a planet that exists outside of the Earth’s solar system.
Scientists Discover 12 Moons Around Jupiter – Including One ‘Oddball’ That Could Destroy The Others
Scientists have found 12 new moons orbiting around Jupiter, in a breakthrough discovery about our mysterious neighbor.
Mars Opposition: Red Planet Closer to Earth Than It Has Been in Years
Earth and Mars will be closer together in distance than they have for 15 years, making the Red Planet easily visible with the naked eye.
Astronomers Annoyed Over Launch of Giant Disco Ball Satellite Into The Sky
Vexed astronomers all over the world have lambasted Rocket Lab, a private U.S./New Zealand-based aerospace development company, after it surreptitiously launched a satellite resembling a giant disco ball into the Read More…