Astronomers using data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have found a distant object in the direction of Alpha Centauri. The object appears to be in the outer region of our solar system, and depending on its distance could be a hypothesized “super-Earth.”
How A Planet’s Distance Affects Its Formation
The distance of a young planet around its star affects the way in which the planet forms.
A Salt On Ceres
When the Dawn probe approached Ceres, it found a striking feature. Was it water ice? A layer of salt? Or something else?
Titan As An Earth-like World
There are many parallels between Titan and Earth, and so we can see the moon as a kind of colder, smaller cousin to our own planet.
Second Time’s A Charm
The Japanese spacecraft Akatsuki has made thrust corrections necessary to put itself in orbit around Venus.
All the Makings of a Planet
Pluto looks like it has all the makings of a planet, and yet astronomers still see fit to place it outside the realm of planets.
How Many Planets?
Here’s a fun question: how many planets were there in the solar system?
The Curious Case of Planetary Orbits
The planets of our solar system move in ellipses, but they aren’t as elliptical as you might think.
The Blue Skies of Pluto
Pluto has blue skies and water on its surface, but don’t think about a vacation there quite yet.