Astronomers detect a solar system they say should not be possible

A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, ...
Courthouse News Service

Faraway solar system challenges theories of how planets form

Astronomers have found a distant world that challenges planetary formation theory, with a rocky planet where gas giants should be.

OTD in Space – February 14: Voyager 1 Takes Solar System 'Family Portrait'

On February 14, 1990, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took the first family portrait of the solar system! [‘On This Day in Space’ ...
Science Daily

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is spraying water across the solar system

For millions of years, a frozen wanderer drifted between the stars before slipping into our solar system as 3I/ATLAS—only the ...

NASA spots interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS flare up during solar system exit

NASA's infrared telescope SPHEREx captured stunning images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it exited the solar system.
Space on MSN

Could the remains of a 'dead' comet still be in the solar system?

The fate of a comet that was predicted to pass close to Earth remains a mystery five years after its dramatic breakup in the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Scientists Say That Jupiter—the Solar System’s Largest Planet—Might Be Slightly Smaller Than Previously Thought

Updated measurements from NASA’s Juno spacecraft could help researchers better understand the planet's mysterious interior, ...
Space.com

If the Winter Olympics went interplanetary, where else could you ski in the solar system?

Every winter, skiers chase smooth carving turns, reliable snow and that dream run. As the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026 unfold on Earth, it raises a fun question: if the Games ever leave our ...