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There is probably no ‘Planet Nine’ at the edge of the solar system, astronomers claim, after a study found unusual orbits used to predict its existence ‘may be an illusion’. Experts from the University of Michigan examined the results of a number of solar system surveys to look for evidence of the long-theorised ‘super Earth’ … Read more
Astronomers have confirmed our solar system’s most distant planetary object, nicknamed Farfarout, is almost four times farther from the Sun than Pluto is. Pluto, the dwarf planet, resides around 3.1 billion miles from the Sun, while Farfarout is an incredible 12.2 billion miles from the Sun. Officially called 2018 AG37 but affectionately referred to as Farfarout, the … Read more
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After nine months of ever-changing rules and disruption, many of us will be happy just to travel somewhere safe, sunny and hassle-free this year. In fact, 2021 promises to be a bumper one for great things to see and do with plenty of new openings, anniversaries and sports and cultural events planned. With fingers firmly … Read more
Parts of South America were plunged into darkness yesterday by a spectacular solar eclipse caused by the moon passing between the Sun and the Earth. Thousands of people in Argentina and southern Chile turned their heads to the sky to watch the event, which began at 1 pm (4 pm GMT) and lasted around 2 … Read more
The second in a series of articles investigating growth sectors, developing technologies and niche themes that adventurous private investors can back in their Isas – and how they might do so. The first, on open-ended funds in the environmental sector, is here. The UK’s energy mix is in the process of transitioning from coal and gas … Read more
A new superhighway network running through the Solar System has been discovered by astronomers, and it could speed up space travel in the future. Researchers from the University of California San Diego looked at the orbits of bodies in our Solar System and computed how they fit together and interacted. The highways allow space rocks … Read more
A new superhighway network running through the Solar System has been discovered by astronomers, and it could speed up space travel in the future. Researchers from the University of California San Diego looked at the orbits of bodies in our Solar System and computed how they fit together and interacted. The highways allow space rocks … Read more
World’s largest solar telescope in Hawaii releases its first image of 10,000-mile wide sunspot that could fit the entire Earth inside The Inouye Solar Telescope captured its first image of a sunspot The image achieved a spatial resolution about 2.5 times higher than others The sunspot measures 10,000 miles across and its center is is 7,500F … Read more
Giant solar power station in SPACE could generate energy for Britain: Scientists could build a multi-billion pound satellite to match output of a nuclear plant… and there’s no need to worry about cloudy weather The government has ordered research into a multi-billion pound solar satellite British prototype called CASSIOPeiA would be a mile long and … Read more