Our #SolarSystem May Indeed Have 9 #Planets, Paper Finds

https://nicenews.com/science/new-evidence-ninth-planet/

Astronomers in #Taiwan use far-infrared all-sky survey data separated by 23 years to point to the approximate location of a potentially Neptune sized #planet (in our #solarSystem)

"There are 13 pairs obtained after the selection criteria. After image inspection, we found one good candidate, of which the IRAS source is absent from the same coordinate in the AKARI image after 23 years"

https://www.techspot.com/news/107802-astronomers-spot-possible-planet-nine-data-spanning-23.html

https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.17288

Aurora -- on Uranus!

We did an episode about the science, #myths and #legends of #auroras last season: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterisms-aurora/

:https://esahubble.org/images/potw1714a/

NASA’s Webb Lifts Veil on Common but Mysterious Type of Exoplanet https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-lifts-veil-on-common-but-mysterious-type-of-exoplanet/ #Exoplanet #Exoplanets #AlienWorlds #AlienLife #Extraterrestrials #Space #Science #SolarSystem

Another family portrait of Jupiter and its Galilean Moons.

Despite the lack of details, looking at those four little dots appearing and disappearing while they are dancing around the planet, is a nice experience: definitely one of my favourite views of our Solar System.

Needless to say, also Jupiter’s atmosphere is always charming, even in black and white colors.

After a long time I got a nice view of the Great Red Spot and the cloud structures around it. It has been an opportunity to acquire a “large” amount of frames in a short time: 25000 frames in about 2 minutes, avoiding the use of WinJupos to derotate the image. Generally speaking about the final image I’m aware it’s not a perfect result, but still decent.

Full quality images and technical details at the link below:

https://www.localvoid.net/2025/05/02/jupiter-25-december-2024/

Evidence of controversial Planet 9 uncovered in sky surveys taken 23 years apart https://www.space.com/astronomy/solar-system/evidence-of-controversial-planet-9-uncovered-in-sky-surveys-taken-23-years-apart #Space #Science #SolarSystem

Doubts mount further over signs of alien life on K2-18b: 'This is evidence of the scientific process at work' https://www.space.com/space-exploration/search-for-life/doubts-mount-further-over-signs-of-alien-life-on-k2-18b-this-is-evidence-of-the-scientific-process-at-work #Exoplanet #Exoplanets #AlienWorlds #AlienLife #Extraterrestrials #Space #Science #SolarSystem

Webb Confirms the Coldest Planet Ever Found. It's Orbiting a White Dwarf https://www.universetoday.com/articles/webb-confirms-the-coldest-planet-ever-found-its-orbiting-a-white-dwarf #Exoplanet #Exoplanets #AlienWorlds #AlienLife #Extraterrestrials #Space #Science #SolarSystem

Think How Tiny We are

The solar system is immense, with the outer boundary, the Oort Cloud, reaching up to 15 trillion kilometers (9.3 trillion miles) from the Sun, giving it a diameter of roughly 30 trillion kilometers (18.6 trillion miles). This vast size encompasses the Sun, its eight planets, dwarf planets, and a vast region of icy objects in the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud.

https://ko-fi.com/s/ed2dabd6c5

I've run out of the black prints of these at home so I'm ordering more soon if anyone would like to get in on this action and place an order!

The mandala shows all the planets of our solar system reasonably-accurately-positioned as they were when I drew the mandala. :D

https://www.europesays.com/uk/61140/ Scientists Discover a Massive, Glowing Blob of Hydrogen Very Close to Our Solar System #Physics #Science #SolarSystem #TheSun #UK #UnitedKingdom

An astronomer explains the extraordinary evidence scientists need to claim discoveries like extraterrestrial life https://phys.org/news/2025-04-astronomer-extraordinary-evidence-scientists-discoveries.html #Exoplanet #Exoplanets #AlienWorlds #AlienLife #Extraterrestrials #Space #Science #SolarSystem

I was on vacation last week and saw some lovely sunspot images, so I took the first opportunity to get some solar images today. I noticed the big spot on the edge, but mistakenly thought it was going rather than coming around. I'll definitely be checking in on that one tomorrow!

Details + full res: https://www.astrobin.com/6ed3v2/

This Distant Exoplanet is Melting Away and Leaving a Comet-like Tail https://www.universetoday.com/articles/this-distant-exoplanet-is-melting-away #Exoplanet #Exoplanets #AlienWorlds #AlienLife #Extraterrestrials #Space #Science #SolarSystem

Scientists discover super-Earth exoplanets are more common in the universe than we thought https://www.space.com/the-universe/exoplanets/scientists-discover-super-earth-exoplanets-are-more-common-in-the-universe-than-we-thought #Exoplanet #Exoplanets #AlienWorlds #AlienLife #Extraterrestrials #Space #Science #SolarSystem

Jupiter - March 3, 2025.
Celestron NexStar Evolution 6 + ZWO ASI585MC Pro.
4500mm, f30, derotation from 12 x 2-minute captures, best 200 frames each.
#telescope #telescopes #celestron #celestrontelescope #celestronnexstar #nexstarevolution #nexstarevolution6 #zwo #zwoasi #zwoasi585mc #astro #astrophoto #astrophotos #astrophotography #astrophotographer #spacephotography #astronomy #spaceexploration #nasa #universe #space #deepsky #deepspace #solarsystem #planet #planets #jupiter

Good morning from Boorloo, Whadjuk Nyoongar Boodjar (Perth, Western Australia)!

I woke up to see not only the waning crescent Moon shine through my window's limited view of the night sky, but also Venus and Saturn as well. Mercury's nearby too, but further down on the horizon. I think it's pretty under-appreciated that we can just wake up and see things like this.

Excuse the blurry photo, I don't have a camera that takes photos of celestial bodies well.