# solar system

Venus, Saturn and Neptune will form a planetary triangle in the sky

In the night sky it will soon be possible to observe a rare astronomical phenomenon - a planetary triangle, when three planets of the solar system are lined up in space configuration. It...

Does the Earth threaten the space collision in 2029?

On April 13, 2029, an asteroid, which is capable of destroying millions of lives, will approach the Earth. But this time it will do without a catastrophe - a celestial body ...

Meteor Flows April and May

Every year in April and May, the night sky is filled with colorful meteors, when the earth passes through two of the most striking meteor flows-lyrides and stage-aquarids ....

Astronauts will be able to extract water on the moon easier than expected

Future managed missions per month can be less dependent on deliveries from the ground, as it will be easier to extract water from lunar ice than it was expected. New ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4: Threat to Earth or just a space anomaly?

At the end of January, the scientific world stirred the news of the 2024 YR4 asteroid, which could get into the ground at the end of 2032. Although the likelihood of collision of this space stone ...

Earth and Moon: New Theory Explains Their Similarity and Watery Origin

Scientists suggest that the Earth has played a much larger role in the formation of the moon than it was considered earlier. The latest study published in PNAS is questioned ...

The Parker solar probe broke records and experienced a historic approach to the Sun

NASA Parker solar probe entered the history of astronautics, becoming the first apparatus to approach the sun for a record distance and set a new speed record ...

An asteroid the size of a house is approaching Earth

On December 24, at 4:56 Kyiv time, the Earth will again witness the approach of a huge asteroid. According to NASA, asteroid 2024 XN1, noticed only on December 12, ...

A new mystery of Saturn's icy satellites

The mysterious dark spot on the surface of Encelad is of considerable interest in scientists, because it casts doubt on the usual ideas about the nature of this satellite Saturn. Encelad, ...

Antimatter as the key to interstellar travel

Scientists have made a breakthrough in the study of antimatter by identifying two key reactions of its interaction with ordinary matter. These reactions can become the basis for creating rocket engines...

A new stage in the search for extraterrestrial life

NASA has begun testing SWIM (Sensing With Independent Microswimmers) underwater robots designed to explore the subsurface ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa. Scientists consider this satellite...

How long is a year on the planets of the solar system

A year on each planet of the Solar System has its own unique duration, which depends on its distance from the Sun and the speed of rotation around our star. Here...

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