Today’s Solutions: February 19, 2025

Planets

Astronomers discover nearby multi-planet system

Astronomers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered a multi-planet system in our own galactic neighborhood. It is only 10 parsecs, or 33 lightyears, away from our own solar system, making it one of the closest systems to our own.  Discoverers dubbed the small and cool Read More...

Baby red gas giant

Astronomers spot the beginnings of a “baby gas giant”

We can take up astronomy now, buy a good telescope, and go out on the right night to look up at the sky and marvel at the gaseous planets of our own solar system. These are of course Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. However, we average enthusiasts would need some different equipment, and Read More...