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Representative image. (NASA/JPL-Caltech)The materials that formed Earth may have been developed far back in the early solar system and later brought in during the solar system's turbulent history, a study suggests.Earth is thought to have…

Illustration of the New Horizons space probe in the Kuiper Belt. These icy bodies are the remnants of the formation of the planets. At the edge of the solar system is a region called the Kuiper Belt. beyond the orbit of Neptune, this ring…

It's been a mixed few months for SpaceX's Starlink constellation. The company continues to ramp up deployments of internet service provider satellites, which with today's launch will push the number in orbit to nearly 2,000. But the…

LEXINGTON, Kentucky (February 9, 2022) — Less than two months ago, NASA, in coordination with the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency, launched the James Webb Space Telescope - the largest telescope ever built - on its 1.6…

The universe is full of mysterious objects, and our own solar system is home to a bizarre selection that continues to baffle scientists. From space's Bermuda Triangle to a suspected "alien probe" - here are five weird space objects you…

Evidence that could point to an inner ocean in Saturn's innermost moon has been discovered by scientists. Experts from the Southwest Research Institute were studying the small moon called Mimas for different reasons when they spotted signs…

Some of the most exciting space missions are ready to go in 2022.This year, expect the first images and…

The James Webb Space Telescope - humanity's biggest bet to date in its quest to probe the Universe - flew into space on December 25, marking the culmination of decades of work by the world's astronomers whole. But for…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has seen a giant leap in the space race by planning a new mission in the asteroid belt of our solar system. It comes just a year after the United Arab Emirates space agency successfully launched its “Al…

WASHINGTON, Dec.14 (Reuters) - It was completed years late at a much higher cost than expected, but NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, scheduled to launch next week, could usher in a new era in the field of astronomy by collecting…

NASA this week shared sounds of Mars that the Perseverance rover has managed to capture from the surface of the Red Planet, where it has been exploring and working on various science missions since February. This way, it is possible to…

The James Webb Space Telescope is seen inside the S5C payload processing facility on October 15 at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. Credit: NASA / Chris Gunn Engineers removed the James Webb Space Telescope from its…

Far on the border of the outer solar system between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter is the asteroid belt, where hundreds of thousands of small objects orbit the sun. Most of these objects are small rocky asteroids, but some are known…

In a new attempt to find the origin of our solar system, the US space agency on Saturday launched the Lucy mission, the agency's first to the Trojan asteroids of Jupiter.Launched atop the United Launch Alliance Atlas V…

Make a 3D map Scientists have been studying 2D projections of Taurus and Perseus in the sky for a century. But how do they make the jump to 3D? Dust makes up only a small percentage of the mass of a star-forming cloud. However, it turns…

Astronomers have created highly detailed images of 42 of the largest objects in the solar system's asteroid belt, including Ceres which is twice the diameter of the Grand Canyon.The team used the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Very…

By Satyen Mohapatra About a week ago, the BepiColombo spacecraft took a closer look at Mercury, the least explored planet in our solar system. Black and white photos of the mottled surface of Mercury are sent back to Earth. It was a joint…

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(MENAFN- Jordan Times) DUBAI - The United Arab Emirates will launch a spacecraft to explore a major asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, officials said on Tuesday, after a United Arab Emirates probe…

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Artist's representation of an asteroid belt. (Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech) The United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAE) is embarking on a new space mission in collaboration with CU Boulder's Atmospheric and Space Physics Laboratory…

The United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAE) will send a probe into the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, with the goal of eventually landing on an asteroid in the early 2030s, in a mission that is sure to be a blow. major thumb…

The weekend (October 1), European and Japanese space agency BepiColombo's joint spacecraft overtook Mercury for the first time, just skimming 199 kilometers above the surface of the planet! It's a close shave, but it was on…

The InSight Mars lander's ultra-sensitive seismometer is protected from the elements by a wind and a dome-shaped heat shield. The instrument, provided by the French space agency, detected three major earthquakes in the past month. Image:…

Amateur astronomers from two continents independently observed and recorded a flash of white light in the atmosphere on Jupiter's Monday. Scientists and astronomers are working to see what a few astronomers from both continents saw…

Astronomers have detailed that a "dog-bone" asteroid challenges human understanding of our solar system. SEE THE GALLERY - 2 IMAGES Astronomers recently used the European Space Agency's Very Large Telescope to take what are now considered…

A representative image of the distance of the planets in the solar system to the Oort cloud | Communal room Text size: A- A + New Delhi: Scientists have discovered that the Oort Cloud, a…

Asteroid Vesta has been identified as one of the largest asteroids in the cosmic wall floating between Jupiter and Mars, known as the asteroid belt. The discovery of the massive asteroid poses puzzling new…

“Oumuamua, the first interstellar object discovered near Earth, left us with more questions than answers. The visitor was first observed upon exiting the solar system, and the limited data that astronomical observatories were able to…

The solar system: it's big, it's heliocentric, and there is space trash to spare. Here are 24 Amazing Facts about the corner of space that hosts Earth, enough asteroids for Ben Affleck and Bruce Willis to…

An artist's design of the recently discovered asteroid 2021 PH27, which has the shortest known orbital period for an asteroid and the second shortest for any object in our solar system after Mercury. Illustration by Katherine Cain…

The most recent NASA asteroid data paints a grim picture. There are over 25,000 asteroids circling the solar system like a huge pack of hungry wolves, and over 9,000 of them are listed as near-Earth objects. But these are only the ones we…

Well it's interesting: NASA launches spaceship to explore asteroids on Artemis I, the first test flight in their attempt to return to the moon. The spaceship is called Near-Earth Asteroid, or NEA Scout, and get this: it uses a…

In the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, it appears that two interplanetary visitors have made their home there.203 Pompeja and 269 Justitia are much redder than any other object we've seen lying around in the densely populated area.…

Chennai: Scientists led by Sunao Hasegawa of JAXA, the Japanese space agency, reported Monday in The Astrophysical Journal Letters that two objects spotted in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter appear to have come from beyond…

Two huge red rocks containing 'complex organic matter' have been discovered in the asteroid belt that shouldn't be there203 Pompeja is about 70 miles in diameter, while 269 Justitia is 35 miles in diameter.Both asteroids were…

Scientists led by Sunao Hasegawa of JAXA, the Japanese space agency, have reported the discovery of two red objects in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. These intruding objects are believed to be formed beyond Neptune and sort…

Did you spend Asteroid Day this year (June 30) wondering about the formation of the asteroid belt? Or watch "Armageddon", wondering how realistic the scenes of space rocks bouncing off the surface of an asteroid were? Even if you…

In its dying moments, NASA's Dawn spacecraft uncovered a secret that Ceres, a dwarf planet in our solar system, had been hiding for ages. Bodies of salt water could be buried below the surface, the space agency has revealed. The…

In the asteroid belt, a huge region of space between Mars and Jupiter, millions of rocky bodies move serenely around the sun in a timeless cosmic dance. The queen among the dancers is Ceres, the belt's largest object and a "fossil" from…

The asteroid belt tells the story of the creation of the solar system. When it formed, not all of it merged into one planet. Like LEGO bricks that never came out of the bucket, these objects have been…

NASA's Dawn spacecraft, orbiting the asteroid Ceres, has died quietly, the space agency said Thursday. Dawn missed her scheduled recording on Wednesday. Mission officials concluded that the thruster on her thrusters was dry and Dawn could…

NASA launched an ion-powered probe called Dawn towards the asteroid belt in 2007.In 2015, Dawn reached Ceres, a dwarf planet the size of Texas that could hide a salty ocean and possibly alien life.The…

In 2011, a panoramic sounding telescope and rapid response system or PanSTARRS sounding detected an object in the asteroid belt displaying comet-like activity. So, in addition to being labeled as an asteroid, when it was discovered five…

Sep 21, 2017Travel to SPACE is expensive. Missions such as Cassini, a recently completed exploration of Saturn and its moons, and New Horizons, a trip to Pluto and one or two more distant objects in the far reaches of the solar system,…

Scattered in orbits around the sun, pieces of rock left by the dawn of the solar system. Most of these objects, called planetoids or asteroids - meaning “star-like” - orbit between Mars and Jupiter in a group known as the main asteroid…

from NASA Dawn spacecraft launched in 2007 with a mission that didn't get much press attention. The small craft was heading for the asteroid belt, where it would be tasked with studying the development of protoplanets, or celestial bodies…

Last week, scientists announced in a study in Nature that Ceres, a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt, spews water vapor into space. In fact, this big ball of rock and ice could hold more water than Earth. It is a fascinating…

Through Lisa Grosman just let off steam(Image: IMCCE-Paris Observatory/CNRS/Y.Gominet, B. Carry/CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 FR) The dwarf planet Ceres has been caught sprouting water vapor, possibly from…

Scientists using the Herschel Space Observatory have made the first definitive detection of water vapor on the largest and roundest object in the asteroid belt, Ceres. Plumes of water vapor are thought to periodically shoot out of Ceres as…

Asteroid belt discovered around Vega Press release from: University of Arizona Posted: Friday January 11th 2013…

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Astronomers have discovered a giant asteroid belt surrounding the bright star Vega, a find that could ultimately reveal an entire solar system of planets, scientists say.Vega is one of the brightest stars in the night…

Astronomers have discovered what appears to be a large asteroid belt around the star Vega, the second-brightest star in the northern night sky. The scientists used data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and the European Space Agency's…

PASADENA, Calif. — Astronomers have discovered what appears to be a wide belt of asteroids around the star Vega, the second-brightest star in the northern night sky. The scientists used data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and the…