If you were to ask the astronomer Johannes Kepler, then yes, they were. He wrote in 1619 that, based on some of his calculations, every planet in our solar system had its own unique voice that all ...

Study simulates a super-Earth between Mars and Jupiter Findings show destabilised orbits and climates for inner planets Earth's habitability could have been severely impacted ...

The planet's very existence challenges current theories, as it's difficult for planets to retain thick gaseous atmospheres so close to their stars1. Listen to Story Proximity to its host star makes it ...

And every year, we discover more and more objects (usually small asteroids or comets) joining the solar system. In 1846, astronomers had already identified the eight main planets. But that hasn't ...

An international team of scientists used the NASA space telescope, TESS (the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite), to discover the exoplanet (a planet outside our solar system), then made further ...

You may need binoculars or a telescope for this one. It includes the three furthest planets in our solar system. There will be six planets visible this time around, including Venus, Mars ...

Join an orchestral voyage in Thomas Adès’ Polaris or explore the galaxy in Gustav Holst’s iconic suite The Planets, this is a concert you won’t want to miss. The Barbican Hall is located within the ...

Credit: ESA & NASA/Solar ... its planets, so we launched spacecraft like the Voyager 1 and 2 probes and NASA's various solar orbiters to study the Sun's effects on the rest of the solar system.

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Regardless of whether Pluto is a planet or a dwarf planet, it remains a fascinating part of the solar system, from its huge white "heart" of frozen nitrogen to the ice-spewing 'supervolcano ...

Astronomers found other KBOs with a similar mass to Pluto, such as Quaoar (discovered in 2002), Sedna (2003 ... Pluto is not a planet, but a dwarf planet. In our solar system, there are five ...

China's CHN Energy has energized the 3 GW Mengxi Lanhai Solar Plant, the largest single-site solar power project in China and the second largest in the world. The project in Ordos, Inner Mongolia ...