The particles which are flying around planet Uranus are facing “traffic jams”. Now, scientists have found the reason behind this weird scenario in the cosmic world. The weak radiation belts of the ice giant may have led to its lopsided and curiously tilted magnetic field which in turn has been causing the jams. The mystery …
Asteroid today: A stunning sugar world has been found in the form of Asteroid Arrokoth, which was discovered by NASA. It is the farthest object found in solar system. An asteroid today that is grabbing much attention is Asteroid Arrokoth, which is composed of sugar components and it is the farthest object in solar …
This year has already amazed skygazers with a rare solar eclipse and a geomagnetic storm that caused stunning Northern Lights displays around the world, but there are still more incredible cosmic displays to come. Six planets are expected to align next month, creating what the Weather Channel refers to as a “planetary parade.” The stunning alignment will occur just before sunrise on June …
In 1980, NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft made a big revelation about the two important planets of the solar system, Uranus and Neptune. At that time, based on the information received from Voyager, scientists had concluded that there was a large amount of ice frozen on the two planets. As is usually the case, ice was …
In 1980, NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft made a big revelation about the two important planets of the solar system, Uranus and Neptune. At that time, based on the information received from Voyager, scientists had concluded that there was a large amount of ice frozen on the two planets. As is usually the case, ice was …
The Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Germany announced this week that astronomers have identified what may be two of the Milky Way’s earliest building blocks called Shiva and Shakti. These are potentially the remnants of two galaxies that merged between 12 and 13 billion years ago with an early version of the Milky Way, …
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is poised to embark on an exploration of the dazzling light displays on two of our solar system’s giants, Uranus and Saturn. Two teams of astronomers from the University of Leicester will be diving into the captivating phenomena known as the Northern and Southern Lights on Earth as they …
If you thought that the beautiful spectacle of auroras is unique to our planet, think again. Gas giants Uranus and Saturn in our solar system also have their own Northern Lights. The University of Reading on Wednesday announced that its researchers will use the James Webb Space Telescope to probe what causes these mysterious aurorae. …
After a long gap of 20 years, a new moon has been discovered around Uranus and two around Neptune increasing the lunar family of the solar system. The newly discovered moons will now be named after characters from fabled plays by William Shakespeare and Greek mythology. These are some of the faintest moons to have …
Astronomers have recently made an intriguing discovery in our solar system, uncovering two tiny moons circling Neptune and one orbiting Uranus. These newfound celestial companions bring the total count of known moons around these gas giants to 16 for Neptune and 28 for Uranus. The most remarkable of these discoveries is Uranus’ new moon, believed …