According to new research at the Southwest Research Institute, the concentration of small objects in the Kuiper Belt is quite low. The discovery was made by the renowned New Horizons spacecraft of NASA. It has the privilege of taking a first close-up look at the Pluto. Similarly, it also explored Ultima Thule which holds great…
Scientists discover an object called ‘Farout’ at a distance of 120 Astronomical Units (AU) from the Sun. Researchers finally found a body in our solar system which is orbiting at more than 100 times the distance between the Earth and the Sun. Farout, also known as 2018 VG18, became the most distant object observed in…
50-meter high structures of ice await spacecraft that want to land on the surface of Europa. Despite being the 6th largest moon of our solar system, Europa is the smallest of the four Galilean moons of Jupiter. The name of this moon came from Europa, the legendary mother of King Minos of Crete. It was…
Recent findings of the New Horizons strengthened the Heliosphere theory which was originally suggested by the Voyager 1. New evidence of the mysterious ‘Wall’ encircling the planets and other objects in our solar system has surfaced. This mysterious bubble is a boundary between the solar system and the interstellar space which identifies where the sun’s…
It’s been forty years since the largest moon, Charon, in the solar system relative to its parent planet was discovered. Pluto has always been a topic of debate as there is a difference of opinion whether it is a planet or not. It enjoyed the status of the 9th planet of our solar system for…
New Horizons is up and ready for making some more revelations as it flies towards the Ultima Thule. NASA launched an interplanetary space probe, called New Horizons, as a part of the New Frontiers Program. As it was assigned the task of exploring the Pluto System, a lot of complications were attached to it. Alan…
The coldest place in the universe might unveil the mysteries of Gravity and Dark Energy. Antarctica. The iciest place in this world having the lowest temperature between -80°C to -85°C. To subsist in such an extreme weather certain precautions are to be taken. Humans require specific environmental and atmospheric conditions to survive on this planet…
Humans are on-track for analyzing the far side of Earth’s Moon. Scientists are exploring all parts of our solar system following the advancement of technology. Different missions are being sent to various places like Europa (the moon of Jupiter), Mars, and as far as Pluto. All these missions clearly indicate that humanity wants to search…
New Horizon Mission by Alan Stern has forced scientists to reconsider their decision of ruling out Pluto as a planet. Planets are a vital part of our solar system. Each of them has a different set of properties that differentiate them from each other. These properties may vary on the basis of their diameter, rotation…
Pluto has a 100-kilometer layer of Carbon beneath its crust, scientists say There is a consensus among scientists on calling Pluto a ‘Dwarf Planet’. It is located in Kuiper belt (a ring of bodies beyond Neptune). At the time of its discovery, it was given the status of a planet but this changed later when…
If you are passionate about astronomy and the universe, you should know these things. Surely you have not learned all details about our Solar System. Today we will review, with a clip made by the National Geographic team, the most important details about our solar system, which every human should know about. From the center…
NASA Is Asking For Your Help! Can You Find A Name for New Horizon’s Next Flyby Target? On 1st of January, 2019 New Horizons spacraft is going to fly and collect more details about 2014 MU69, a rock situated at the edge of our Solar System. NASA and the New Horizons team are asking the public…
Two years after New Horizons spacecraft crossed Pluto, NASA releases astonishing images. New Horizons went over the dwarf planet in 2015 and managed to capture some stunning photos. NASA made a clip based on these images, in the form of an impressive animation. Arrived at the edge of the solar system, we can see how…
Spacecraft called New Horizonts, launched on January 19, 2006 on the way to Pluto, reached the orbit of the dwarf planet in July of 2015 after a very long journey for about 9 years and five billion kilometers. This spacecraft traveled with an astonishing speed of 16.21 kilometers per second, which is unimaginable for a body…