The Latest Breaking News from the Solar System

The rings of Saturn are some of the most famous and spectacular objects in the Solar System. Earth may once have had something similar.

A spacecraft launched last year will slingshot back around Earth and the Moon next month in a high-stakes, world-first manoeuvre as it pinballs its way through the Solar System to Jupiter.

The size of the solar system is defined by the volume of space over which the Sun’s influence exceeds those of other nearby stars in the Milky Way galaxy. This influence derives from two fundamental forces of nature: gravity and magnetism.

There are three ways to look for evidence of alien technological civilisations. One is to look out for deliberate attempts by them to communicate their existence, for example, through radio broadcasts. Another is to look for evidence of them visiting the Solar System. And a third option is to look…

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Scientists discover ozone on Jupiter's moon Callisto, hinting at potential habitability and complex chemical processes on the icy celestial body.

Jayesh Pabari, a scientist at PRL Ahmedabad, has studied the NASA Juno spacecraft's solar panels, which suffered minor damage due to dust particles, and found that Mars's moons may be the source of the interplanetary dust that produces zodiacal light.

We know the sun is currently zooming through space, but does it move within our solar system?

So is our Solar System fated to have just eight planets? Not necessarily. There may be another one waiting to be found.

In many images of the two outer gas giants of the Solar System, Neptune typically looks rich blue while Uranus comes across as pale green. A new study has revealed that these two ice giants are actually very similar shades of greenish blue.