Asteroid has a Ring System
It looks like the small, icy asteroid Chariklo has a system of two rings. We already know that asteroids can have moons, and indeed this is thought to be fairly common. This is something to keep in...
View Article2012 VP113
Scientists have found a second dwarf planet – after Sedna – that orbits the sun far outside the Kuiper belt. 2012 VP113 is about 450km across and orbits in a highly eccentric orbit, between 12 and 67...
View ArticleSolar System Under Construction
We tend to think of the stars and the solar system as fairly static. Very rarely are we reminded of the truth, and it usually takes the shape of meteorite or cometary impacts. Now, however, it seems...
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Kepler 186f: Earth-sized Planet in Habitable Zone
The Kepler mission has discovered an Earth-sized planet that orbits within its host star’s habitable zone: Kepler 186f. The planet is only 11% bigger than Earth. The planet orbits closer to its star...
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