5 Weirdest Planets Discovered So Far
There are many strange things we don’t understand about our universe, with black holes, dark matter and a whole bunch of weird sights and sounds out there that we just…
Solar System
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First Results From Juno Mission Reveal Surprises At Jupiter
We have recently received spectacular images of Jupiter and its poles, enjoying the magnificent view of this gas giant. Now, the first scientific results from the Juno mission have been…
Cassini Just Sent Back Images From Its First-Ever Dive Through Saturn’s Rings
Cassini’s final chapter of its journey – the grand finale enters in the first phase. The spacecraft just sent back stunning photos from its first-ever dive through Saturn’s rings. Nasa’s Deep Space Network…
Enceladus Is Able to Host Life, NASA Says
Enceladus is a small, tiny Saturn’s moon with an icy surface, a rocky interior and an ocean of liquid water sandwiched between the two. It’s got plumes, mostly comprised of…
Meet DeeDee: A Dim Planetary Object at the Edge of Our Solar System
At the edge of our solar system sits lonely, the dim planetary object known as DeeDee. First time spotted in 2014 and officially discovered in late 2016, astronomers didn’t have…
Goodbye, Cassini! Saturn’s Spacecraft Enters the Final Chapter of Its 20-Year Journey
It is almost a time to say goodbye to the most known Saturn’s spacecraft! Cassini launched on its epic journey to Saturn in 1997. Since then it has worked hard…
Breathtaking Images of Jupiter Taken by Juno Probe
In 2011 NASA launched spacecraft the size of a basketball court named Juno. On July 4, 2016, US$1.1 billion worth probe has arrived at the Jupiter. It took five years…
New Definition of Planets Could Back Pluto in Team
Alan Stern, leading investigator of NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto, along with five colleagues, has written a manifesto where they proposed a new definition of planets. The key change…
NASA Released the Most Detailed Pictures of Earth
NASA just released the most detailed pictures of Earth ever and they are breathtaking. The pictures took weather satellite OAA’s GOES-16, also known as GOES-R – short for Geostationary Operational…
Cosmic Cataclysms That Could Be a Threat to Earth
Cosmic cataclysms are regular events in everyday Universe. Fortunately, space is vast, so we still didn’t witness to such happening. For now, we are lulled in our blue marble. Nevertheless,…