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The Solar System consists of the Sun and the astronomical bodies that orbit it, bound by its own gravitational pull. The Solar System was thought to have formed 4.6 billion years ago. The Sun makes up the vast majority of the Solar System's mass.
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NOV 06, 2025Space & Astronomy
What happens to planets as their stars age and come closer to death? This is what a recent study published in the Monthl ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 30, 2025Space & Astronomy
How do moons form around gas giant planets? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters h ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 29, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can white dwarf stars eating their own planets teach astronomers about planetary and solar system formation and evo ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 22, 2025Space & Astronomy
How did Jupiter’s formation shape the solar system, and specifically Earth’s orbit? This is what a recent st ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 20, 2025Space & Astronomy
How can timing influence planetary formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical J ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 16, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, teach scientists about the chemistry of life? This is what a recent study p ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 15, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can theoretical models teach scientists about the formation and evolution of exoplanets? This is what a recent fund ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 14, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can craters on Mars teach scientists about the Red Planet’s climate history? This is what a recent study publ ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 07, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can sulfur in the Moon’s mantle teach scientists about the Moon’s formation and evolution? This is what ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 02, 2025Space & Astronomy
What lifeforms could potentially exist within the ocean of Saturn’s moon, Enceladus? This is what a recent study p ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 23, 2025Space & Astronomy
What type of impact created Mercury’s giant core and thin crust? This is what a recent study published in Nature A ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 16, 2025Space & Astronomy
Has the Sun’s activity increased or decreased in the last few years? This is what a recent study published in The ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 16, 2025Space & Astronomy
How can nuclear propulsion help improve deep space missions by significantly reducing the amount of time to reach Mars a ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 10, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can the presence of methane on a dwarf planet that orbits farther out than Pluto teach scientists about the formati ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 10, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can the plumes of Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, teach scientists about the latter’s internal chemistry and ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 09, 2025Space & Astronomy
Did the subsurface ocean on dwarf planet ceres once fuel potential habitability? This is what a recent study published i ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 04, 2025Space & Astronomy
What processes are responsible for heating solar flares and what dangers do they pose to Earth? This is what a recent st ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 03, 2025Space & Astronomy
Could the hydrocarbon seas on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, have life as we know it? This is what a recent study p ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 27, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can young planets teach astronomers about the formation and evolution of planets throughout the cosmos? This is wha ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 25, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can sub-Neptunes, exoplanets whose sizes are between Earth and Neptune, and which are between the known for their w ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 25, 2025Space & Astronomy
What processes were responsible for Jupiter’s formation? This is what a recent study published in Scientific Repor ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 20, 2025Space & Astronomy
After 22 years of Uranus having 28 confirmed moons, the gas giant was recently confirmed by researchers at the Southwest ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 19, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can Jupiter’s auroras teach scientists about auroras on other planets? This is what a recent study published ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 15, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can the plumes on Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, teach scientists about Europa potential habitability? This is w ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 06, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What happens to planets as their stars age and come closer to death? This is what a recent study published in the Monthl
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 30, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How do moons form around gas giant planets? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters h
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 29, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can white dwarf stars eating their own planets teach astronomers about planetary and solar system formation and evo
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 22, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How did Jupiter’s formation shape the solar system, and specifically Earth’s orbit? This is what a recent st
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 20, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How can timing influence planetary formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical J
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 16, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, teach scientists about the chemistry of life? This is what a recent study p
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 15, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can theoretical models teach scientists about the formation and evolution of exoplanets? This is what a recent fund
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 14, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can craters on Mars teach scientists about the Red Planet’s climate history? This is what a recent study publ
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 07, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can sulfur in the Moon’s mantle teach scientists about the Moon’s formation and evolution? This is what
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 02, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What lifeforms could potentially exist within the ocean of Saturn’s moon, Enceladus? This is what a recent study p
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 23, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What type of impact created Mercury’s giant core and thin crust? This is what a recent study published in Nature A
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 16, 2025
Space & Astronomy
Has the Sun’s activity increased or decreased in the last few years? This is what a recent study published in The
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 16, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How can nuclear propulsion help improve deep space missions by significantly reducing the amount of time to reach Mars a
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 10, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can the presence of methane on a dwarf planet that orbits farther out than Pluto teach scientists about the formati
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 10, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can the plumes of Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, teach scientists about the latter’s internal chemistry and
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 09, 2025
Space & Astronomy
Did the subsurface ocean on dwarf planet ceres once fuel potential habitability? This is what a recent study published i
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 04, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What processes are responsible for heating solar flares and what dangers do they pose to Earth? This is what a recent st
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 03, 2025
Space & Astronomy
Could the hydrocarbon seas on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, have life as we know it? This is what a recent study p
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 27, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can young planets teach astronomers about the formation and evolution of planets throughout the cosmos? This is wha
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 25, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can sub-Neptunes, exoplanets whose sizes are between Earth and Neptune, and which are between the known for their w
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 25, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What processes were responsible for Jupiter’s formation? This is what a recent study published in Scientific Repor
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 20, 2025
Space & Astronomy
After 22 years of Uranus having 28 confirmed moons, the gas giant was recently confirmed by researchers at the Southwest
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 19, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can Jupiter’s auroras teach scientists about auroras on other planets? This is what a recent study published
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 15, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can the plumes on Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, teach scientists about Europa potential habitability? This is w
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc