Using data from the eROSITA All-Sky Survey, astronomers have created a 3D map of the low-density bubble of X-ray-emitting, million-degree hot gas that surrounds the solar system.

A sweeping new analysis published in Astronomy & Astrophysics has revealed a striking feature in the fabric of our galaxy: a ...

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Solar flares are intense bursts of radiation from the sun. The most powerful explosions in the solar system, they can can contain as much energy as a billion hydrogen bombs, according to NASA.

The Planetary Science Institute is a private, nonprofit 501 (c) (3) corporation dedicated to solar system exploration. It is headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, where it was founded in 1972.

This allowed our Solar System to be differentiated from deep-sky objects, but it didn't lose its mystery as more and more remarkable bodies were discovered within its boundaries. Date 2014 Type Books ...

The object is speeding through the solar system at 68 kilometers per second (152,000 mph) relative to the sun, and it poses no threat to Earth, according to NASA.

A comparison of 2015 TG387 at 65 AU with the solar system’s known planets. Saturn can be seen at 10 AU. Earth sits at 1 AU, as the measurement is defined as the distance between the sun and our ...

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Using data from the eROSITA All-Sky Survey, astronomers have created a 3D map of the low-density bubble of X-ray-emitting, million-degree hot gas that surrounds the solar system.