Articles for tag: astrophysics research, cosmic disruptions, planetary science, solar system mysteries, space science theories

Scientists Think An Ancient Interloper Once Disrupted Our Entire Solar System

Scientists Think An Ancient Interloper Once Disrupted Our Entire Solar System

Jan Otte

You might remember learning about our solar system in school. Those neat diagrams showed planets moving in perfect circular orbits, all lined up like beads on a flat disc. Turns out, reality is messier. Our planetary neighborhood doesn’t follow those textbook rules nearly as well as we thought. Something knocked things off course a long ...

12 Unexplained Phenomena in Our Solar System That Defy Logic

12 Unexplained Phenomena in Our Solar System That Defy Logic

Jan Otte

Space has always been humanity’s greatest mystery playground. You look up at the night sky and wonder what secrets lie beyond our tiny blue marble. Our solar system alone contains enough bizarre phenomena to keep scientists scratching their heads for centuries. From planets spinning the wrong way to storms shaped like giant hexagons, the cosmic ...