Solar System

For nearly twenty years, scientists have tracked puzzling signals from a massive planet known as '55 Cancri e.' The fiery 'hell planet' — a so-called super-Earth nearly 40 light years away — can reach temperatures above 4,400 degrees…

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Scientists have shared new insights regarding metal fragments recovered from the Pacific that came from outside our solar system.Alien-hunting Harvard physicist Avi Loeb and his team published a preprint study Thursday, explaining that…

NASA gave the world a glimpse of the first asteroid samples brought back to Earth, which could help with 'fundamental questions' on the evolution of our solar system.The first image of rock and dust from Bennu was shown during a live…

NASA has spent seven years trying to prevent Bennu — an asteroid taller than the Empire State Building and named after ancient Egypt's fiery bird-god — from crashing cataclysmically into Earth.While Bennu's chances of impact are just…

Skywatchers are in for a treat this weekend as one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year reaches its peak.The Perseids will light up the night sky across the world, with up to 100 shooting stars visible every hour.The annual…

One of the most beautiful celestial events of the year takes place this week, with up to 100 shooting stars visible each hour during the Perseid meteor shower.Skywatchers across the US and Canada will be among those best able to enjoy…

Could a Yorkshire mine help solve the universe's greatest mystery? British scientists want to build a giant particle detector 3,000ft below ground to pinpoint the source of dark matterBy Sam Tonkin Updated: 07:26 EDT, 7…

The idea that one of Britain's oldest cathedrals could help unlock the secrets of life the solar system may sound far-fetched.But that is exactly what scientists are hoping for after embarking on a project to collect extraterrestrial…

A top Harvard physicist claims he may have uncovered remnants of an alien 'spacecraft' at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.Professor Avi Loeb, head of Harvard's ET-hunting Galileo Project, combed the bottom of the ocean for two weeks in…