Psyche | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
The Psyche mission is a journey to a unique metal-rich asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. What makes the asteroid Psyche unique is that it appears to be the exposed nickel-iron core of an early planet, one of the building blocks of our solar system.The 10 strangest space structures discovered in 2021
- A star-munching "Pac Man" in the southern sky. They say that in space, no one can hear …
- A ghostly jellyfish, risen from the dead. Galaxy clusters are the largest known structures in …
- The ultra-rare planet in Orion's nose. Don't sneeze, Orion! This year, scientists found …
- A helix-shaped black hole energy cannon. In 2019, researchers released the first (and, so …
- An invisible "barrier" shielding the galaxy's center. The center of the Milky Way functions like …
The weird space that lies outside our Solar System - BBC
The mysterious dark vacuum of interstellar space is finally being revealed by two intrepid spacecraft that have become the first human-made objects to leave our Solar System.
Five Weird Things That Happen in Outer Space - NASA
Dec 9, 2021 · Here’s five unearthly things that happen almost exclusively in outer space. 1. Plasma. This coronal mass ejection, a huge outburst of plasma from the solar surface, was captured by ESA/NASA’S SOHO mission. Credits: …
Scientists Solve 'Alien Spacecraft' Oumuamua Comet …
Mar 22, 2023 · Its high speed—87 km per second (54 mi. per second)—and highly elliptical angle indicated that it originated from deep space, the first known interstellar object ever to enter our solar system.
A spacecraft could visit weird interloper 'Oumuamua.
Feb 10, 2022 · It's not too late to go see, according to a new research paper posted to the preprint website arXiv. By executing a complex maneuver around Jupiter, a spacecraft launched by 2028 could catch up...
The 10 most bizarre space discoveries of 2020 - New …
Dec 19, 2020 · From extreme exoplanets to stars with strange fates, clues to an old mystery and the beginnings of a brand new one, here are 10 of the weirdest astronomical discoveries that blew our minds this...
13 of the weirdest, strangest exoplanets in the Universe
The Kepler space telescope was responsible for discovering some of the weirdest exoplanets to date. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech (K. Walbolt) That’s about 300 million potentially habitable worlds in our galaxy (for more on this, find out …
20 strange but true space facts - Astronomy Magazine
Nov 21, 2023 · The universe is a bizarre place. It’s packed full of mysterious alien planets, stars that dwarf the Sun, black holes of unfathomable power, and many other cosmic curiosities that seem to defy...
The visitors from deep space baffling scientists - BBC
May 6, 2021 · How the space race changed Soviet art; The weird space that lies outside our Solar System
