Solar System Archive
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The Many Faces of the Solar System
Posted on October 20, 2015 | No CommentsNew HorizonòÀÙs arrival at Pluto this year, after a nine year-long traverse through the Solar System has revealed many new things about this little icy planet. Pluto used to be […] -
The Grand Tack
Posted on September 11, 2015 | 2 CommentsIt is widely accepted that our Solar System was created about 4.6 billion years ago based on dating of meteorites. Scientists believe the Solar System formed when a cloud of […] -
All you need to know about Sunspots
Posted on September 26, 2014 | 8 CommentsThe ancient Chinese thought they were stars inside a solar orb. The Aztecs thought their Sun god had pockmarks on his face. A Renaissance astronomer thought they were undiscovered planets. […] -
New Horizons to Pluto
Posted on September 12, 2014 | 1 CommentWhen Percival Lowell began the search for òÀÜPlanet XòÀÝ little did he know the countless arguments he would cause and effectively how these would lead to a seemingly ever changing […] -
VP113 Comes Out of the Darkness
Posted on April 2, 2014 | 4 CommentsOne of the latest members of the Solar System to be discovered, 2012 VP113 is a tiny isolated world in the outer Solar System. ItòÀÙs attracting attention as it could […] -
Carl Sagan’s Cosmic Legacy
Posted on November 7, 2013 | 1 CommentNovember 9 is Carl Sagan Day when enthusiasts of astronomy and science remember and celebrate the life and works of Carl Sagan. Why is Sagan honoured in this way? Let […]