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Published The origin of Uranus and Neptune elucidated - The Origin of Uranus and Neptune Elucidated
(via sciencedaily.com) Astronomers have just proposed a solution to the problematic chemical composition of Uranus and Nept ...
Published Rediscovering Venus to find faraway Earths: Measuring gravitational pull of a planet should speed search - Rediscovering Venus to Find Faraway Earths: Measuring Gravitational Pull of a Planet Should Speed Search
(via sciencedaily.com) As the search for Earth-like planets wages on, a team of researchers may have found a way to speed u...
Published Hidden giant planet revealed around tiny white dwarf star - Hidden Giant Planet Revealed Around Tiny White Dwarf Star
(via sciencedaily.com) The first evidence of a giant planet orbiting a dead white dwarf star has been found in the form of...
Published Haumea, the most peculiar of Pluto companions, has a ring around it - Haumea, the Most Peculiar of Pluto Companions, Has a Ring Around It
(via sciencedaily.com) The trans-neptunian belt contains four dwarf planets, among which Haumea stands out for its extremel...
Published Despite new information, Pluto will remain a dwarf planet, cosmologist says - Despite New Information, Pluto Will Remain a Dwarf Planet, Cosmologist Says
(via sciencedaily.com) Back in 1930, it was an easy answer -- Pluto was a planet because we couldn't see anything else brig...
Published Dwarf planet Makemake lacks atmosphere: Distant frigid world reveals its secrets for first time - Dwarf Planet Makemake: A Frigid World Without an Atmosphere
(via sciencedaily.com) Dwarf planet Makemake is about two thirds of the size of Pluto, and travels around the Sun in a dist...
Published Faraway Eris is Pluto's twin - Faraway Eris is Pluto's Twin
(via sciencedaily.com) Astronomers have measured the diameter of the dwarf planet Eris by catching it as it passed in front ...
Published Planet-like object found circling a brown dwarf - Planet-like Object Found Circling a Brown Dwarf
(via sciencedaily.com) As our telescopes grow more powerful, astronomers are uncovering objects that defy conventional wisd ...
Published 'Plutoid' Chosen As Name For Solar System Objects Like Pluto - Plutoid: The New Name for Solar System Objects Like Pluto
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The International Astronomical Union has decided on the term plutoid as a name for dwarf planets lik ...
Published Scientists make the case to restore Pluto's planet status - Scientists make the case to restore Pluto's planet status
(via sciencedaily.com) Kirby Runyon wants to make one thing clear: regardless of what one prestigious scientific organizati...
Published A dozen new moons of Jupiter discovered, including one 'oddball' - A Dozen New Moons of Jupiter Discovered, Including One 'Oddball'
(via sciencedaily.com) Twelve new moons orbiting Jupiter have been found -- 11 'normal' outer moons, and one that they're c...
Published Saturn's moon Titan sports Earth-like features - Saturn's Moon Titan Sports Earth-Like Features
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Using the now-complete Cassini data set, astronomers have created a new global topographic map of Sa ...
Published Scientists image a bright meteoroid explosion in Jupiter's atmosphere - Scientists Image a Bright Meteoroid Explosion in Jupiter's Atmosphere
(via sciencedaily.com) From aboard the Juno spacecraft, an instrument observing auroras serendipitously spotted a bright fl...
Published AI finds the first stars were not alone - AI Finds the First Stars Were Not Alone
(via sciencedaily.com) Machine learning and state-of-the-art supernova nucleosynthesis has helped researchers find that the...
Published Interstellar comets like Borisov may not be all that rare - Interstellar Comets Like Borisov May Not Be All That Rare
(via sciencedaily.com) Astronomers calculate that the Oort Cloud may be home to more visiting objects than objects that bel ...
Published NASA's Webb catches fiery hourglass as new star forms - NASA's Webb Catches Fiery Hourglass as New Star Forms
(via sciencedaily.com) NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the once-hidden features of the protostar within the...
Published Saturn hasn't always had rings - Saturn's Surprising History: The Discovery of its Rings
(via sciencedaily.com) In its last days, the Cassini spacecraft looped between Saturn and its rings so that Earth-based rad...
Published 'Hot Jupiters' provoke their own host suns to wobble - Hot Jupiters Provoke Their Own Host Suns to Wobble
(via sciencedaily.com) Blame the 'hot Jupiters.' These large, gaseous exoplanets can make their suns wobble when they wend...
Published Mercury may have harbored an ancient magma ocean: Massive lava flows may have given rise to two distinct rock types - Mercury's Ancient Magma Ocean: A Fascinating Discovery
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source By analyzing Mercury's rocky surface, scientists have been able to partially reconstruct the planet'...
Published Uranus may have two undiscovered moons - Uranus May Have Two Undiscovered Moons
(via sciencedaily.com) NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft flew by Uranus 30 years ago, but researchers are still making discoverie...