Solar System

Is life on Mars evading detection?

Many probes have been sent to the Red Planet to search for microbial life. Now, a research reveals that the instruments being sent to Mars to collect evidence may not sensitive enough to make accurate assessments

A Christmas asteroid is approaching Earth. What is it and how scared should you be?

A Christmas asteroid, which is just about the size of the Statue of Liberty, is rapidly approaching Earth and the European Space Agency has challenged astronomers to spot the rock

'Diamond rain' on Neptune, Uranus could be more common than previously thought: Study

The new study could lead to a new way of fabricating nanodiamonds, which are used in non-invasive surgery, quantum electronics, drug delivery, medical sensors and sustainable manufacturing, among others.

Meteorites that helped form earth may have formed in outer solar system, suggests study

In this study, a combination of asteroid observations suggests that the surface minerals present on outer main-belt asteroids, especially ammonia-bearing clays, form from starting materials containing NH3 and CO2 ice that are stable only at very low temperature, and under water-rich conditions

Pluto is moving away from the Sun and getting colder, its atmosphere is also disappearing finds study

Pluto’s atmosphere is already on the thin side and is made up of nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide, causes the planet’s atmosphere to fade.

Researchers discover a gargantuan comet 1,000 times bigger than usual heading towards Earth

Scientists predict that the comet will come closest to the Earth about a decade later, sometime in the year 2031.

Joint Euro-Japan spacecraft BepiColombo got its first view of Mercury, completed one of six flybys

The joint mission was launched in 2018 and it flew once past Earth and twice past Venus on its journey to the solar system’s smallest planet.

Meteor showers galore: Here is a list of celestial events in October to keep an eye out for

From the Leonis Minorids Meteor Shower to the Southern Taurid Meteor Shower, the Draconid Meteor Shower and the δ-Aurigid Meteor Shower, October is a sky watchers delight.

NASA's Lucy mission to launch on 16 October, will travel for 12 years to study Trojan asteroids

These five impressive geological structures in our solar system will blow your mind