Dynamics of Icy Volcanoes on Enceladus
The following video explains how icy volcanoes on Saturn’s moon Enceladus work. It extracts information about icy volcanoes from various types of volcanoes in our Solar System.
Category: The Solar System
NASA Seeks Nickname for Farthest Object in Our Solar System
After New Horizons spacecraft has made the closest encounter with the icy world of Pluto, it is heading toward the farthest object in our Solar System called 2014 MU69. The small icy space object...
Scientists Detected the First Comet from Another Star in Our Solar System
A team of astronomers led by scientists from the Queen’s Belfast University has detected the first comet from interstellar space visiting our solar system. The comet is named A/2017 U1 and has an extreme...
NASA Found New Evidence That Suggests Ceres Had a Salty Ocean Once
According to two recent studies conducted by NASA, scientists have found that a dwarf planet Ceres might have had a salty ocean once. Moreover, they believe that Ceres still has water behind its surface.
Solar Eruptions Create Electrically Charged Atmosphere on Martian Moon Phobos
Using new data, scientists have revealed that the Martian moon Phobos has the electrically charged atmosphere and is not suitable for future missions. According to them, that happens because of strong solar winds that...
Scientists Detected a Ring Around Distant Haumea
An international team of scientists has discovered a ring around the most distant trans-Neptunian object Haumea. The dwarf planet is located 7.5 billion kilometers from our planet and has a specific rotational speed that...
Scientists Discovered Intense Storms on Saturn’s Moon Titan
A team of UCLA scientists has discovered intense storms on Saturn’s moon Titan. Namely, this largest Saturn’s moon shows more extreme weather conditions than it was previously expected.
How Many Moons Are in Our Solar System?
The following video explains how many moons each planet of our Solar System has. It also explains what causes the moons to appear.
NASA Spotted Aurora Covering Almost Entire Mars
NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft has spotted a huge aurora that covers almost entire Mars. This Aurora is 25 times brighter than we have seen before. It appears as a result of the solar storm that...
Scientists Resolved the Mystery Behind Pluto’s Blades of Ice
NASA’s New Horizons’ mission reveals giant blades of ice on Pluto’s surface that resembles huge skyscrapers. However, scientists were baffled by their size and how they have been formed. A new research resolved the...
New Cassini’s Image Shows Ghostly Enceladus
The following video shows a new image of crescent Enceladus captured by the NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. The image was taken when Cassini was about 180,000 kilometers away from the Saturn’s moon, on March 29...
Autumn Equinox Is Followed by Moon Jupiter Conjunction
The Autumn Equinox this year will happen on September 22. At the same time, the waxing Moon will make a close conjunction with the biggest planet in our Solar System, Jupiter. We can also...
Icy World of Pluto
The following video describes the icy world of Pluto located at the edge of our Solar System. Even though it has lost the status of a planet, it continues to fascinate us with its...
Cassini’s Last View of Saturn’s Moon Enceladus
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has captured this new video of Saturn’s moon Enceladus from the closest distance.
Solar System Moves to Dangerous Interstellar Energy Cloud
We do not live in a vacuum. Many changes, that take place in the Milky Way, affect our Solar System because we all are part of the larger system. But, what changes expect our...
Cassini Probe Captured New Images of Titan’s Surface
During its latest phase known as ‘Grand Finale’, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has captured new images that reveal Titan’s fascinating surface. This largest Saturn’s moon has served to keep Cassini on its path during the...
Flyover Ceres from Dawn Spacecraft
The following video shows us an extraordinary view of Ceres. This simulated flyover the dwarf planet is made from the images taken by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft.
All About Neptune
The following video contains all important facts about the last planet in our Solar System, Neptune. The video also shows extraordinary images captured by Hubble Space telescope and Voyager 2.
