# solar system

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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