Find uplifting stories about heroes, innovations, and solutions
17963 results for "planetary systems"
Astronomers have discovered a rare planetary system in its "adolescent" phase, offering the first real look at how planets transform from youth to maturity. The 210-million-year-old system is shedding light on a cosmic mystery scientists have never been able to study before.
Scientists discovered a ring-shaped region beyond Jupiter's orbit that acted like a planetary nursery, creating the building blocks of planets when our solar system was young. This breakthrough explains the mysterious origins of rare meteorites that still land on Earth today.
Astronomers discovered four planets orbiting a small star in a pattern never seen before: rocky, gaseous, gaseous, then rocky again. The find challenges everything scientists thought they knew about how planets form around stars.
Astronomers discovered a rare planetary system that formed backward, with rocky planets at the edge instead of the center. The find shows the universe creates worlds in more diverse ways than we ever imagined.
Astronomers have captured four young planets still forming around a distant star, revealing how they evolve from puffy gas giants into the common worlds found throughout our galaxy. The discovery fills a crucial gap in understanding how planetary systems like ours come to be.
Scientists studying an interstellar comet passing through our solar system discovered it contains 30 times more heavy water than any comet from around our sun. The finding suggests our home solar system formed in unusually warm conditions compared to other star systems.
When a building-sized asteroid set Earth in its crosshairs last year, one British lawyer had to alert every government on the planet. Aarti Holla-Maini successfully activated the UN's planetary defense system for the first time ever.
New research reveals Earth and Mars formed from nearly identical cosmic material, rewriting our understanding of how our planet came to be. The discovery shows Jupiter's gravity kept Earth local, building almost entirely from inner Solar System dust.
Astronomers have captured a rare glimpse of two planets actively forming around a 5.4-million-year-old star, offering our best look yet at what our own solar system looked like 4.6 billion years ago. The discovery could help scientists understand how Earth and its neighboring planets came to be.
Researchers have cracked the code on how adorable snowman-shaped objects form in the outer solar system. The discovery reveals a gentle cosmic dance that's been happening for billions of years.
Scientists have discovered only the second infant solar system ever confirmed, giving us a rare window into how planets are born. The finding could help solve the mystery of how our own solar system came to be.
Astronomers discovered a solar system that breaks all the rules of planet formation, with rocky planets sandwiching gas giants in a pattern never seen before. The finding could rewrite our understanding of how planets form around the most common stars in the universe.
NASA just released sonifications that transform telescope data from Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus into music, making this month's rare planetary alignment accessible to everyone. The sounds reveal X-ray and infrared data that human eyes can't see from Earth.
When NASA deliberately smashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in 2022, scientists hoped to prove we could defend Earth from space rocks. New data reveals the impact did something even better: it shifted the entire asteroid system's path around the Sun.
Beth Israel Lahey Health turned its finances around with a bold bet on primary care doctors. The Massachusetts hospital system recruited dozens of physicians and struck new partnerships while competitors struggled.
%2Ffile%2Fdailymaverick%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F09%2F13365554.jpg)
When an undersea cable snapped near Taiwan's remote Dongyin Island, backup systems kicked in immediately to keep 1,500 residents online. The quick response shows how investing in communication resilience pays off when it matters most.
Researchers discovered that blocking a "death protein" keeps blood stem cells healthier and stronger as they age. The breakthrough could lead to new ways to maintain a youthful immune system.
After a 29-year-old engineer died when three major hospitals couldn't admit him, Ghana's Health Minister is personally leading an investigation and launching a nationwide bed availability system. The move could transform how emergency patients get life-saving care across the country.
A new NASA spacecraft has reached its perfect viewing position 1.5 million kilometers from Earth to create the first complete map of where our solar system ends. Early results from all ten instruments are already exceeding expectations.
Stone Age humans carved complex symbols into mammoth figurines and tools 40,000 years ago that match the information density of the world's first known writing system. The discovery suggests our ancestors had the mental capacity for written language far earlier than anyone imagined.
Showing 20 of 17963