The Latest Breaking News from Solar System

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Hot on the heels of the disappointing Green Comet, astronomers have just discovered a new comet with the potential to be next year’s big story – C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS).

On 28 February 2021, for the first time in 30 years, a meteorite fell in the UK and was later recovered by scientists. Today, there’s an international effort to study this space rock and learn more about its place in the early solar system.

A recent study suggests most solar systems start with a supply of water that formed in interstellar space.

Astronomers believe they have found the ‘missing link’ that may explain how water appeared in the solar system.

NASA recently announced the discovery of a new, Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone of a nearby star called TOI-700. We are two of the astronomers who led the discovery of this planet, called TOI-700 e. TOI-700 e is just over 100 light years from Earth – too far away…

The European Space Agency’s Juice mission launches next month, flying closer to icy moons – including Ganymede, the solar system’s largest – than ever before

A new report says more than 3.4 million Australian customers have a rooftop solar system, with the rate of new installations running at roughly 300,000 a year, accelerating the decline of fossil fuel-fired power.

Europa had red stripe features that astronomers couldn't previously quite figure out. But it ends up it may be an unusual form of brine and fodder for future studies.

The solar system is the limit in "Hello Tomorrow!," Apple TV+'s 10-part series about a team of traveling salespeople who peddle timeshares on the moon. Too bad the storytelling in this highly stylized, half-hour dramedy doesn't aim as high as its ambitious characters.

An unmanned mission to the mysterious ice giant is at least 20 years away. Scientists say it's worth the wait