Archive for solar system

Nation And World

NASA’s Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, is doing science again after problem

DALLAS (AP) — NASA’s Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, is sending science data again. Voyager ... Read more

State And Nation

Japan spacecraft drops explosive on asteroid to make crater

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency said an explosive dropped Friday from its Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully blasted the ... Read more

State And Nation

NASA: Icy object past Pluto looks like reddish snowman

LAUREL, Md. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft 4 billion miles from Earth yielded its first close-up pictures Wednesday ... Read more

State And Nation

NASA seeks nickname for tiny, icy world on solar system edge

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Heads up, armchair travelers. NASA is seeking a nickname for a tiny, icy ... Read more

Cnhi Network

What you and the Milky Way have in common

Half of all Milky Way matter – including us – came from galaxies far, far away. Read more

Cnhi Network

Pluto is, too, a planet, scientists argue – and it has lots of friends

If Kirby Runyon has his way, Pluto will regain its standing as a full-fledged planet. Promoted into the ... Read more

Cnhi Network

Scientists discover 7 ‘Earthlike’ planets orbiting a nearby star

A newfound solar system just 39 light years away contains seven warm, rocky, Earthlike planets, scientists say. Read more

Cnhi Network

8 fanciful gifts for the offbeat one you fancy

Just sayin’, there’s no sidestepping Valentine’s Day, no matter how hard you try. If you have a special ... Read more