Search results for Planet Nine

Space Exploration Oct 6, 2023

Magnetic fusion plasma engines could carry us across the solar system and into interstellar space

Missions to the moon, missions to Mars, robotic explorers to the outer solar system, a mission to the nearest star, and maybe even a spacecraft to catch up to interstellar objects passing through our system. If you think ...

Astronomy Oct 5, 2023

Plot thickens in the hunt for a ninth planet

A pair of theoretical physicists are reporting that the same observations inspiring the hunt for a ninth planet might instead be evidence within the solar system of a modified law of gravity originally developed to understand ...

Earth Sciences Sep 19, 2023

What are 'planetary boundaries' and why are they important?

As far as we know, there is exactly one planet in our solar system—and the galaxy—which hosts life. And you're on it.

Environment Sep 18, 2023

Who are the climate activists vandalizing art and museums, and why?

Environmental advocacy, with roots in Rachel Carson's 1962 book "Silent Spring" and the first Earth Day observances in 1970, has manifested in various forms over the years, including boycotts, blockades, and protests. In ...

Environment Sep 17, 2023

Humanity deep in the danger zone of planetary boundaries: Study

Human activity and appetites have weakened Earth's resilience, pushing it far beyond the "safe operating space" that keeps the world livable for most species, including our own, a landmark study said Wednesday.

Earth Sciences Sep 14, 2023

How rising water vapor in the atmosphere is amplifying warming and making extreme weather worse

This year's string of record-breaking disasters—from deadly wildfires and catastrophic floods to record-high ocean temperatures and record-low sea ice in Antarctica—seems like an acceleration of human-induced climate change.

Earth Sciences Sep 13, 2023

Six of nine planetary boundaries now exceeded

A new study updates the planetary boundary framework and shows human activities are increasingly impacting the planet and, thereby, increasing the risk of triggering dramatic changes in overall Earth conditions.

Astronomy Sep 1, 2023

Japanese astrophysicists suggest possibility of hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt

A pair of astrophysicists, one with Kindai University, the other the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, both in Japan, have found possible evidence of an Earth-like planet residing in the Kuiper Belt. In their paper ...

Planetary Sciences Aug 31, 2023

Scientists detect and validate the longest-period exoplanets found with TESS

Scientists from The University of New Mexico (UNM), and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have detected and validated two of the longest-period exoplanets found by TESS to date. These long period large exoplanets ...

Space Exploration Aug 23, 2023

Long wait nearly over for Psyche asteroid probe's Space Coast launch

Just off a tree-covered side road past businesses selling boats and fishing gear sits a fenced-off building that's home to a $700 million satellite nearly ready for launch. Its mission: To study the metal-rich asteroid Psyche, ...

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