What If the Sun Were Destroyed?
Every Wednesday, we’re asking a what-if question – how would our world be different if something were changed? Today’s question is from QSFer Scott: What if the sun were destroyed? … Read more
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STUDY: Saturn’s Core Mighty Be Soupy (But Is It More Minestrone or Clam Chowder?)
Saturn’s rings aren’t just a beautiful adornment — scientists can use the feature to understand what’s happening deep inside the planet. By using the famous rings like a seismograph, scientists … Read more
SPACE: new Theories on the Mysterious “Planet Nine”
We have not one but two new theories for you about the solar system’s long-theorized and mysterious Planet Nine: Does the solar system have a big, dark ninth planet drifting … Read more
SOLAR SYSTEM: Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful…
Our solar system is home to some weird and wonderful weather, with storms more terrifying in scale than anything in Earth’s recorded history. From centuries-old hurricanes on Jupiter to immense … Read more
Meet Faffarout – The Farthest Object in the Solar System (That We Know About)
Astronomers have identified the most distant known object in our solar system — a dwarf planet nicknamed Farfarout that orbits far beyond Pluto. This remote mini-planet swings so far away … Read more
SPACE: Astronomers Discover “Arches of Chaos” in the Solar System
A vast network of invisible energy structures have been discovered in the solar system — a celestial superhighway that future space probes might use to explore far-away corners of solar … Read more
SPACE: There’s a Giant Asteroid Out There Somewhere
There’s a giant asteroid somewhere out in the solar system, and it hurled a big rock at Earth. The evidence for this mystery space rock comes from a diamond-studded meteor … Read more
What Happens After the Sun Dies?
Our sun’s death is a long way off — about 4.5 billion years, give or take — but someday it’s going to happen, and what then for our solar system? … Read more
Where Might There Be Life in the Solar System?
The Earth’s biosphere contains all the known ingredients necessary for life as we know it. Broadly speaking these are: liquid water, at least one source of energy, and an inventory … Read more
SPACE: Behold The Rarest of Planets
Perched on the tip of Orion’s nose, there spins a solar system that could give Tatooine — Luke Skywalker’s twin-sunned homeworld — a run for its money. Known as GW … Read more