Human bodies are exquisitely tuned to one world, and it is not a forgiving one. Strip away our technology and even Earth ...
Two nearly-identically sized worlds — Eris and Pluto — float distantly in the same frozen region of our outer solar system. A NASA spacecraft has visited Pluto, but not Eris, and each is so distant ...
The outermost reaches of our solar system are a strange place–filled with dark and icy bodies with nicknames like Sedna, Biden and The Goblin, each of which span several hundred miles across. Two new ...
Astronomers have found that a weird space rock at the edge of the solar system is locked in a rhythmic dance with Neptune. The object, designated 2020 VN40, is part of a family of distant solar system ...
Fantasizing about interplanetary exploration is a fun mental exercise, but the harsh realities of life (or lack thereof) in our Solar System is for good reason.