Solar System : Science World Report

Nov 14, 2014 09:26 AM EST

Magnetic Fields Frozen in Meteorites Reveal Insights into the Birth of Our Solar System

Scientists may have learned a bit more about the birth of our solar system. By examining magnetic fields trapped in grains within a primitive meteorite, researchers have pieced together how the early solar system evolved.

Nov 11, 2014 07:58 AM EST

Astronomers Catch a Glimpse of Our Solar System's Baby Photos

Astronomers may have just received a peak at what our solar system was like in its infancy.

Sep 26, 2014 07:09 AM EDT

The Water in Our Solar System and on Earth is Older Than the Sun

Earth is known for its abundance of water. But where did that water come from in the first place and how did it get to our planet? Scientists have now discovered that much of our solar system's water probably originated as ice that first formed in interstellar space.

Mar 08, 2014 01:50 PM EST

Poisonous Gas-Induced Violent Comet Collisions Occurring in Nearby Solar System

Through the use of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) telescope, astronomers have discovered clumps of carbon monoxide gas near the star Beta Pictoris in a young, nearby solar system.

Sep 12, 2013 06:12 PM EDT

Milestone for Human Civilization: Interstellar Space Now Officially Reached by Voyager 1!

It is official, the first man-made object has now left our solar system and reached interstellar space, marking a historic moment and a milestone for human civilization! Travelling the vast expense of space for 36 years, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft reached a strange border zone just outside the sola...

Aug 21, 2013 06:17 PM EDT

Largest Photovoltaics Facility for Research and Self-Supply Built in Germany

The German Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is putting its theoretical findings in renewable energy and electric energy storage into practice by building the largest photovoltaics facility for self-consumption in Germany and produce energy from renewable sources for its own supply.