November 18, 2015 Astronomers find most distant object in solar system Using the Subaru telescope located on the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii, scientists in October spotted what they believe is a dwarf planet, which is located about 9.6 billion miles from the Sun – or 100 times further from the Sun than the Earth is and three times further from the Sun than Pluto is.
November 12, 2015 Scientists discover closest-ever Earth-sized exoplanet The planet, named GJ 1132b, is orbiting a small star located a mere 39 light-years from Earth, making it the closest Earth-sized exoplanet yet discovered. It’s believed to be about 440 degrees Fahrenheit on its rocky surface, and is likely tidally locked, meaning that it has a permanent day and night side, presenting the same face to its star.
November 11, 2015 Mars' moon Phobos could be headed for destruction NASA is predicting that the groove marks spotted on Phobos could be a sign that it will eventually be pulled apart - in tens of millions of years.
November 10, 2015 Pluto may be home to ice volcanoes, NASA says Pluto may be home to ice volcanoes, according to NASA, which has released a wealth of information from its flyby of the dwarf planet earlier this year.
November 6, 2015 Space bully: Jupiter may have kicked giant planet out of its orbit It seems that some planets just can’t play nicely together. Scientists at the University of Toronto have discovered that Jupiter may have ejected another planet from the Solar System 4 billion years ago.
November 4, 2015 Flexible 'tentacle robots' could aid planetary exploration Space robots are about to get a whole lot sleeker and slinkier.
October 30, 2015 The icy world of Saturn's moon Enceladus comes into view NASA has released the latest images of Saturn’s moon Enceladus taken by the Cassini spacecraft during its close flyby Wednesday, which suggest that this is one cold place.
October 28, 2015 NASA's Cassini spacecraft to make flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is expected to make a flyby of Saturn’s moon Enceladus Wednesday, passing through the moon’s plume of icy spray in a search for signs of life in its oceans.
October 23, 2015 NASA gets shot of Pluto's smallest moon Pluto’s family portrait is complete after NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft snapped shots of its smallest moon Kerberos.
October 21, 2015 NASA's Kepler spacecraft finds first alien planet of new mission NASA's Kepler space telescope is discovering alien planets again.
