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Giant Planet Ejected from the Solar System?
Just as an expert chess
player sacrifices a piece to
protect the queen, the solar
system may have given up a
giant planet and spared the
Earth, according to a new
article. ... > full story
Series of Bumps Sent Uranus Into Its Sideways Spin, New Research Suggests
Uranus' highly tilted axis
makes it something of an
oddball in our solar system.
The accepted wisdom is that
Uranus was knocked on its
... > full story
'Invisible' World Discovered: Planet Alternately Runs Late and Early in Its Orbit, Tugged by Second Hidden World
Usually, running five
minutes late is a bad thing
since you might lose your
dinner reservation or miss
out on tickets to the latest
... > full story
Hubble's Neptune Anniversary Pictures
Today, Neptune has arrived
at the same location in
space where it was
discovered nearly 165 years
ago. To commemorate the
event, NASA's Hubble Space
Telescope has taken these
... > full story
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As Voyager 1 Nears Edge of Solar System, Scientists Look Back
December 13, 2011 — In 1977, Jimmy Carter was sworn in as president, Elvis died, Virginia park ranger Roy Sullivan was hit by lightning a record seventh time and two NASA space probes destined to turn planetary science ... > full story -
Clocking Neptune's Spin by Tracking Atmospheric Features
June 30, 2011 — By tracking atmospheric features on Neptune, a planetary scientist has accurately determined the planet's rotation, a feat that had not been previously achieved for any of the gas planets in our ... > full story -
When Jupiter Was in the Position of Mars
June 15, 2011 — A new scenario describing a key step in the formation of the solar system has been proposed by a French-American collaboration. According to this model, Jupiter migrated towards the Sun to the ... > full story -
Voyager Probes Set to Enter Interstellar Space
April 28, 2011 — More than 30 years after they left Earth, NASA's twin Voyager probes are now at the edge of the solar system. Not only that, they're still working. And with each passing day they are beaming back a ... > full story -
Engineers Diagnosing Voyager 2 Data System
May 7, 2010 — Engineers have shifted NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft into a mode that transmits only spacecraft health and status data while they diagnose an unexpected change in the pattern of returning data. ... > full story -
Deep Interior Of Neptune, Uranus And Earth May Contain Some Solid Ice
September 23, 2008 — The deep interior of Neptune, Uranus and Earth may contain some solid ... > full story -
Voyager Squashes View Of Solar System
July 3, 2008 — Scientists using data from NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft have observed the bubble of solar wind surrounding the solar system is not round, but has a squashed shape, according to recent data published ... > full story -
Solving Solar System Quandaries Is Simple: Just Flip-Flop The Position Of Uranus And Neptune
December 11, 2007 — The planets in our solar system weren't always in the order they are today. Four billion years ago, early in the solar system's evolution, Uranus and Neptune switched places, according to new work by ... > full story -
Astronomers Get First Look At Uranus's Rings As They Swing Edge-on To Earth
August 23, 2007 — An edge-on view of Uranus' rings, possible only once every 42 years, shows that the dust distribution has changed significantly since Voyager 2 took photos in 1986. Keck and Hubble observations show ... > full story -
Diamonds Unlikely In Gas Giants Like Uranus
July 16, 2007 — A new study finds that diamonds probably don't crystallize in the atmospheres of planets such as Uranus and Neptune. The conclusion is contrary to recent speculation that small diamonds would ... > full story
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