A computer visualization maps small bodies in the solar system that are expected to be observed by the Rubin Observatory during the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time. Red indicates near-Earth ...
Astronomers have puzzled for years over a strange pattern in the outer solar system. A surprising number of icy bodies far beyond Neptune resemble snowmen, made of two rounded lobes stuck together.
Click to enjoy a journey across our spacious solar system courtesy of Josh Worth. How do you picture the solar system? Most of us imagine the eight planets as colorful balls of varying sizes moving in ...