New Planet Discovered Orbiting Proxima Centauri, the Star Closest to Our Own Sun
A team of astronomers has discovered a new planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the star closest to the Sun. The candidate planet, named Proxima d, is the…
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China releases video of spacecraft orbiting Mars for Lunar New Year
China’s first Mars orbiter, Tianwen-1, is showing off its journey around the Red Planet in a newly released selfie video ahead of the Chinese Lunar New…
Mimas, a Tiny Moon Orbiting Saturn, Could Be Hiding an Ocean Beneath Its Frozen Surface
Saturn, the second-largest planet in the Solar System after Jupiter, has always attracted the attention of not just scientists but also amateur astronomers.…
James Webb Space Telescope ‘Will Be Orbiting Lagrange Point 2’: NASA Explains What It…
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is set to orbit the Lagrange point 2 in relation to the Earth and the Sun. But, what does it really mean? Where is Lagrange…
Scientists Find ‘Supermoon’ Outside Our Solar System Orbiting Jupiter-Sized Exoplanet
Scientists have discovered more than 10,000 exoplanets, those that lay quietly beyond our solar system, but they have not been able to locate a moon orbiting…
Space Photo Shows Rare Sight of ISS Orbiting Earth at Night
The International Space Station (ISS) is a marvel of human engineering and ingenuity, as well as scientific achievement and international cooperation.…
Astronomers Discover Planet 10 Times Bigger Than Jupiter, Orbiting Pair of Giant Stars
Astronomers have found a giant planet that is 10 times bigger than Jupiter and is orbiting a pair of massive, extremely hot stars, an environment previously…
Astronomers Detect Planet Orbiting Two Stars With New Method
Astronomers using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) telescope have used a new detection technique to discover an unusual planet that…
Moon Fragment Orbiting Sun Along With Earth Only Miles Away From Our Planet, Scientists Say
New observations suggest a celestial object tracking Earth's orbit just about 9 miles (14.5km) away from the planet is a fragment of the Moon. Astronomers…
A Moon Fragment Is Orbiting Sun Along With Earth, Scientists Say
New observations suggest a celestial object tracking Earth's orbit just about 9 miles (14.5km) away from the planet is a fragment of the Moon. Astronomers…