James O'Donoghue went viral for the first time in December 2018. He was a planetary scientist for NASA at the time, but the federal government had temporarily shut down due to budget disputes in ...
When I was a kid, the solar system was simple. There were nine planets and they all orbited in more-or-less circles around the sun. This same sun-and-a-handful-of-planets scheme repeated itself again ...
How fast and in which direction is our solar system moving through the universe? This seemingly simple question is one of the ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On an Internet of Shit, a cool website feels newsworthy, and graphic designer Josh Worth has made ...
SpaceX is preparing to launch three spacecraft on a first-of-its-kind mission to study the sun's influence throughout the solar system, from Earth's atmosphere to the edge of interstellar space. A ...
The Kuiper Belt could extend billions of miles farther than anyone thought. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's New Horizons ...
"If our solar system is indeed moving this fast, we need to question fundamental assumptions about the large-scale structure ...