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Scientists spot a 'dark nebula' being torn apart by rowdy infant stars — offering clues about our own solar system's past

The National Science Foundation's Dark Energy Camera reveals a stunning glimpse into the 'dark nebula' known as the Circinus West molecular cloud, a region of space that's so dense with gas that light can't escape it.

LiveScience

Scientists find giant, hidden gas cloud only 300 light-years away: 'This cloud is literally glowing in the dark'

A newly found, huge cloud near our solar system probably won't form stars, but will rather disperse as part of a feedback cycle that regulates star formation.

Space

Astronomers gaze into 'dark nebula' 60 times the size of the solar system (video)

Using the Dark Energy Camera astronomers have found a packed stellar nursery of infant stars in the dark nebula in the 180-light-year-wide Circinus West molecular cloud.

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Why are meteor showers so unpredictable? The sun may be to blame

Our sun is wobbling, and this has a huge impact upon the regularity of many of Earth's meteor showers, according to a new study.

Space

Saturn: Facts about the ringed planet

Discover interesting facts about Saturn, its rings and whether it could contain extraterrestrial life.

LiveScience

NASA's Lucy spacecraft snaps first close-ups of weird peanut-shaped asteroid

NASA has released the Lucy spacecraft's first close-up images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing a peanut-shaped rock that could shed light on how planets formed in our solar system.

LiveScience

First planet of its kind with ‘gargantuan’ comet-like tail discovered

Planet’s ‘tail’ is millions of miles long, researchers say

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We took a guided tour of the solar system in Elite Dangerous, and now you can too (interview)

Learn about the solar system from a pair of real space museum curators in sci-fi game Elite Dangerous, as Abbie MacKinnon and Laura Joy Pieters of the London Science Museum give a guided tour of our home system.

Space

Did we actually find signs of alien life on K2-18b? 'We should expect some false alarms and this may be one'

Last week, scientists announced they found the "strongest evidence yet" of alien life beyond our solar system. However, the scientific community remains skeptical.

Space

Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may be orbiting two failed stars

Scientists believe that there's a planet like the desert planet Tatooine from 'Star Wars' that orbits a pair of failed stars.

Euronews

Alien Life Detected on Planet 124 Light Years Away—But It's Not Little Green Men, It's Something Far Slimier

Recent James Webb Space Telescope observations have provided the strongest indications yet of potential life beyond our solar system on the exoplanet K2-18 b.

International Business Times UK

Webb Spots Strongest 'Hints' Yet Of Life On Distant Planet

Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising "hints" of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system, though other scientists expressed scepticism.

International Business Times

Scientists hail ‘strongest evidence’ so far for life beyond our solar system

Astrophysics team say observation of chemical compounds may be ‘tipping point’ in search for extraterrestrial life

The Guardian - UK

Scientists find Star Wars-like planet with a highly unusual orbit

The planet may be orbiting two brown dwarfs, or ‘failed stars’

The Independent UK

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Mysterious objects from other stars are passing through our solar system. Scientists are planning missions to study them up close

In late 2017, a mysterious object tore through our solar system at breakneck speed. Astronomers scrambled to observe the fast moving body using the world’s most powerful telescopes. It was found to be one quarter mile (400m) long and very elongated – perhaps 10 times as long as it was…

The Conversation

Why the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes – a planetary scientist explains new research

Much of what scientists know about the early solar system comes from meteorites – ancient rocks that travel through space and survive a fiery plunge through Earth’s atmosphere. Among meteorites, one type – called carbonaceous chondrites – stands out as the most primitive and provides a unique glimpse into the…

Space

The sun just leaked a huge amount of helium-3 — the rare isotope scientists want to harvest on the moon

The sun was caught bursting out a huge quantity of helium-3, an isotope that's scarce in our solar system.

Space

Nearby exoplanet could offer clues about atmospheres around hot, rocky alien worlds

A nearby Earth-sized planet beyond our solar system could soon add to the diversity of known terrestrial worlds with their own "air."

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The Independent UK

The truth is out there: Scientists want a new mission to hunt for life beyond Earth

A trip to planets outside our solar system could tell scientists a lot — even if no extraterrestrial life is found

The Independent UK

Saturn has 128 more moons than astronomers previously thought

The sixth planet from the Sun now has a grand total of 274 moons

The Guardian - UK

Saturday’s partial solar eclipse: where can I see it and what time will it happen?

About 30% to 40% of the sun will be obscured over the UK, and experts advise on viewing the celestial event safely

Space

This spacecraft swarm could spot interstellar visitors zipping through our solar system

Hiroyasu Tsukamota has developed a deep-learning-based guidance and control framework called Neural-Rendezvous that could allow spacecraft to safely encounter interstellar objects.

Space

2 newly found exoplanets reignite an outstanding question about our solar system

Astronomers have discovered two new exoplanets that are similar to other worlds found in the Milky Way, but unlike any in our own solar system.

Space

Meteorites and asteroids tracked back to their place of origin in the solar system

Astronomers have tracked several meteorites that dropped in on Earth back to their origin, space rocks in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

Space

Exoplanet 'baby pictures' reveal exomoons possibly taking shape around infant worlds

Astronomers have examined infant planets orbiting a star 370 light-years away, seeing the exomoon forming disks of gas and dust around them in unprecedented detail.

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