The Sun is 4.6 billion years old, but what did it look like in its early years?
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If life was wiped out on Earth, could it evolve again?
We answer this intriguing question
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What if we replaced our Sun with a red dwarf?
What would happen to us if we suddenly switched our Sun for a red dwarf?
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20 new moons found around Saturn, snagging satellite record from Jupiter
Saturn now has 82 known satellites
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What would happen if all of the gas planets’ atmospheres were stripped away?
Not only would it have problems for the planets themselves, but the Solar System in general would be in trouble
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‘Oumuamua and Borisov are just the beginning of an interstellar object bonanza
Discovering objects from other solar system is only on the rise and will continue to be with the introduction of new telescopes
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Is the Moon drifting away from Earth?
We find out if we’re likely to lose our Moon one day
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If Saturn and Jupiter collided, would they become one planet?
We explore the possibility of the two major heavyweights in the Solar System colliding in epic fashion
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This comet might be from interstellar space. Here’s how we could find out
Comet C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) could be the second confirmed interstellar object, however astronomers will have much more time to examine it
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It wasn’t just an asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, there was also a tsunami
This catastrophic event wiped out 76 percent of all life on Earth 66 million years ago
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Titan’s lakes are actually ancient explosion craters
It is likely that when nitrogen trapped in the moon’s surface was heated into vapour form, it caused an explosion
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Astronaut zooms in on ‘Category 5’ Hurricane Dorian from space station
See the monster storm from orbit
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Astronomers spot an asteroid in the process of switching colours
The asteroid is likely shedding reddish dust, revealing a fresh, blue surface beneath
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A telescope orbiting the Moon could spy one interstellar visitor per year
Such a mission would shed considerable light on our solar system’s population of interstellar objects
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The strange case of missing lightning at Venus
The data collected by JAXA’s Venus orbiter, Akatsuki, has strangely not showed a single glimpse of lightning
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ALMA spies on the tempestuous storms of Jupiter
Looking at Jupiter in the radio wavelength can reveal details about the ammonia stirring below the clouds
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Astronomers edge closer to solving Mars’ methane mystery
This result is based from methane readings taken by the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter and the Curiosity rover
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SpaceX’s Starman and Elon Musk’s Tesla have made a lap around the Sun
The deep-space duo have come full circle
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Jupiter was on the receiving end of a powerful planetary collision 4.5 billion years ago
The object was likely 10 times the mass of the Earth and was able to stir up Jupiter’s core in the process
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Methane on Mars isn’t being released by wind erosion
But the origins of the gas remain unclear