The same way Netflix knows what movie you should watch next, astronomers are now using the same algorithm to find Jupiter-sized exoplanets
NASA selects PUNCH mission to image the Sun’s outer atmosphere
Studying the Sun’s corona will help understand erratic solar behaviour that could potentially harm Earth
Water on the Moon shifts around during the day
The change in surface temperature throughout the dayside on the lunar surface can cause water on the surface to move location
New Horizons gives a ‘goodbye glance’ toward Ultima Thule before continuing its deep space adventure
Astronomers have pieced together a sequence of images to produce a departing look at the mysterious Kuiper Belt Object
New Horizons has successfully reached Ultima Thule
The greatest news to bring in the new year was that the NASA spacecraft successfully explored its first Kuiper Belt object
New Horizons has already spotted something peculiar about Ultima Thule
The lack of a light curve when examining Ultima Thule has already caused a mystery before the target’s flyby
Could there be an orbiter at Pluto in the near future?
Scientists and engineers are seriously discussing the possibility of sending an orbiter to Pluto and beyond into the Kuiper Belt
New equation can more accurately predict space weather
The Kappa equation accounts for the space plasma particle distributions and characterises their thermodynamic behaviour
Astronomers uncover evidence for early Solar System shake-up
Studies of a binary pair of asteroids provide an insight into the past of the Solar System
New stellar database created for exoplanet exploration
The Hypatia Catalog has data on thousands of stars, and hundreds of exoplanets, that have been observed over 35 years
Ceres’ organic material most likely made by dwarf planet
After ruling out the transportation of substances by asteroids and comets, scientists conclude that organics likely originate from Ceres
New Horizons Update: Sharpest views yet of Pluto returned by spacecraft
The best close-ups of the dwarf planet that humans may see for decades have been released
New Horizons Update: Detail seen on Pluto’s smaller moons for the first time
The dwarf planet’s smaller moons, Nix and Hydra, have been showing off their surface features
New Horizons Update: Stunning new image of Pluto and Charon unveiled days before flyby
With less than four days until the spacecraft’s close approach to the dwarf planet, imagery of Pluto’s system is truly coming into focus