Was the Moon Captured? – Universe Today

The general consensus is that Theia crashed into Earth billions of years ago and led to…

An Earth-like Planet Around a Dead Sun Provides Some Reassurance About the Future of Earth

In about five billion years, our Sun will exit its main sequence phase and transition to…

Perseverance Finds a Strange Black-and-White Striped Rock on Mars

The hits just keep on coming from the Mars Perseverance rover. It’s exploring Jezero Crater on…

We Don’t See Many Planets in Old Triple Star Systems

Why is it important to search for exoplanets in triple star systems and how many can…

October 2 annular solar eclipse will display a ring of fire visible from parts of South America and the Pacific

An annular solar eclipse, commonly referred to as the “Ring of Fire,” will occur on October…

New sungrazing comet A11bP71 could outshine Venus in October

The ATLAS survey in Hawaii discovered a new sungrazing comet on September 27, 2024, which is…

Asteroid 2024 SV2 to fly past Earth at just 0.1 LD on September 28

A newly discovered asteroid 2024 SV2 will fly past Earth at a very close distance of…

Martian Clay Could Be Hiding the Planet’s Atmosphere

Ages ago in its youth, Mars appeared much like Earth. It was a warm planet with…

Astronomers Find a Strange Lopsided Planet

I’ve often stated that planets come in a wide range of sizes but rarely do I…

Another Building Block of Life Can Handle Venus’ Sulphuric Acid

Venus is often described as a hellscape. The surface temperature breaches the melting point of lead,…