Yes, there might actually be a ‘Planet Nine,’ and the evidence is mounting
Lots of us grew up learning that there were nine planets in the Solar System. In the early 2000s we were told a different story, …
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Here’s what might happen when the Sun finally bites the cosmic dust
You don’t need me to tell you that the Sun is pretty important to all of us. Without it, we wouldn’t be here, but it …
Scientists just figured out what Uranus smells like, and the jokes write themselves
Uranus isn’t the most popular place in the Solar System. It’s a cold, harsh world, and it hasn’t been studied nearly as much as some …
Origin of diamonds found in meteorite have been traced to a long-lost planet
Mankind has managed to learn a lot about our Solar System and the planets that reside in it simply by gazing into the night sky, …
Early humans saw a rogue star pass close by our Solar System
These days we only really see stars in two contexts: our Sun, which is extremely close and holds us in its gravitational grip, and distant …
