Tag: solar system

New Study Suggests Neptune’s Moon Nereid is a Native Satellite, Not a Kuiper Belt Captive

Research using NASA’s James Webb Telescope indicates Neptune’s moon Nereid likely formed with the planet, not captured from the Kuiper Belt.

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Japanese Astronomers Detect Thin Atmosphere Around Small Kuiper Belt Object, Origin Remains Unclear

A 500-kilometer Kuiper Belt object has been found with a thin atmosphere, challenging current understanding of such distant solar system bodies.

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Scientists Capture the ‘Breathing’ of the Solar System Using X-ray Observations

Unique X-ray data from the eROSITA telescope reveals the Solar System’s dynamic ‘breathing,’ offering fresh insights into solar wind behavior.

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Vera C. Rubin Observatory Identifies Over 11,000 New Asteroids, Boosting Solar System Catalogs

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has detected over 11,000 previously unknown asteroids, enhancing the catalog of small solar system bodies.

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Astronomers Discover 15 New Moons Around Jupiter and Saturn

Recent observations have revealed 15 previously unknown moons orbiting Jupiter and Saturn, expanding the known satellite count in our Solar System.

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NASA’s DART Mission Successfully Alters Asteroid Orbit, Marking a First in Space History

NASA’s DART mission marked humanity’s first deliberate change to a celestial body’s orbit by colliding with asteroid Dimorph.

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Scientists Uncover Origin of Snowman-Shaped Objects at Solar System’s Edge

Researchers reveal why roughly one in ten Kuiper Belt objects exhibit a distinctive snowman shape, following NASA’s 2019 New Horizons discovery.

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James Webb Telescope Produces First 3D Map of Uranus’s Auroras Extending to Equator

The James Webb Space Telescope has created the first three-dimensional map of auroras on Uranus, revealing activity even near its equator.

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NASA’s Juno Probe Refines Jupiter’s Size Measurements

NASA’s Juno mission provides updated, slightly smaller measurements of Jupiter, enhancing models of its core and atmosphere.

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