Using data from the eROSITA All-Sky Survey, astronomers have created a 3D map of the low-density bubble of X-ray-emitting, million-degree hot gas that surrounds the solar system. The investigation has ...

Astrophysicists are mapping a vast, hidden structure in space that appears to guide matter and radiation along a kind of ...

The sun's outer atmosphere has recently been likened to a pufferfish, revealing fascinating new insights into our solar system. This unique comparison stems from the first verified maps of the Alfvén ...

A brand-new group of frozen objects, orbiting the sun out beyond the distant Kuiper Belt, has been spotted by the Subaru telescope, working with NASA's New Horizons mission to find new targets for the ...

Emily Simpson has loved space since she was a 10-year-old kid celebrating her birthday at a planetarium. Now a recent Florida Tech graduate, she leaves with not only a dual degree in planetary science ...

ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes Water is found in the ocean, rivers, lakes, and ponds. Water exists as solid ice and in liquid form. ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems (3-5) ...

If you ever go hiking on an asteroid, you’ll want to pack one of Robert Gaskell’s maps. Gaskell, a senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute, is to our solar system’s frontier what Lewis and ...

The comet is only the third interstellar object ever detected from a solar system outside our own. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...

The sun rises and sets every day. We plan our lives around it. It's ironic, then, that "we know so little about the star at the center of our solar system," says Matina Gkioulidou, a space physicist ...

World views and the solar system -- Earth-centered world views in classical Europe -- Non-European world views -- Earth-centered world views in the Middle Ages and Renaissance -- Sun-centered and ...

Last month, Google quietly killed off Google Sky Maps. But there’s still another way to virtually explore most of the solar system a la Google Maps: it’s called Google Maps in Space. Google Maps in ...