Scientists Suggest Tiny Black Holes Are Regularly Cruising Through Our Star System
Researchers at MIT suggest that the microscopic "primordial black holes" could be blasting through our solar system at least once every ten years. These tiny black holes could be extremely dense, they suggest,
A 'primordial' black hole may zoom through our solar system every decade
If microscopic black holes born a fraction of a second after the Big Bang exist, then at least one may fly through the solar system per decade, generating tiny gravitational distortions that scientists can detect.
Are tiny black holes zipping through our solar system? Scientists hope to find out
Scientists say microscopic black holes could explain the elusive "dark matter" that makes up a quarter of all matter in the universe. But can it be proven?
A Tiny Black Hole Goes Through Our Solar System Every Decade
A new study suggests that a microscopic black hole might pass through our solar system once every decade or so.
Could we find primordial black holes in the solar system?
Astronomers have observed three types of black holes in the universe. Stellar-mass black holes formed from the collapse of a massive star, intermediate mass black holes found in some star clusters, and supermassive black holes that lurk in the centers of galaxies.
One Black Hole May Pass Through Our Solar System Every Decade, Study Finds
"Primordial black holes do not live in the solar system. Rather, they're streaming through the universe, doing their own thing," said researcher Sarah Geller.
How to spot tiny black holes that might pass through the solar system
Flybys of primordial black holes may occur once a decade. Tweaks to the orbits of planets and GPS satellites could give away their presence.
Tiny Changes In Mars’ Orbit Could Hint A Primordial Black Hole Flew Through The Solar System
Astronomers have proposed a bold new detector for dark matter: the planet Mars. We know the position of the Red Planet with exquisite precision and if there was a certain type of dark matter passing through the Solar System,
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Rogue star zoomed by our solar system and disrupted planetary orbits
A star’s flyby likely altered the orbits of trans-Neptunian objects beyond Neptune that changes how we view the solar ...
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A passing star may have kicked the solar system's weirdest moons into place
A passing star may have kicked the weird moons of giant planets like Jupiter and Saturn into place, new research suggests.
As spacecraft zooms to Venus, it peers back at humble Earth and the moon
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft, barreling through our solar system, recently used Earth's gravity to ...
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2nd Kuiper Belt? Our solar system may be much larger than thought
A brand-new group of frozen objects, orbiting the sun out beyond the distant Kuiper Belt, has been spotted by the Subaru ...
Discovery suggests 2nd Kuiper Belt in our solar system: Everything you need to know
Astronomers have uncovered evidence of a potential second Kuiper Belt, expanding the boundaries of our solar system. Here's ...
KS1 Science: Space - What is the Solar System?
This video explores the key characteristics of each planet within our solar system. Suitable for teaching science at KS1 and ...
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Alien star could have side-swiped our solar system closer than Voyager
Our solar system might still bear the scars from an extremely close shave with an alien star. Such an encounter – the closest pass we know of – would have shaken up objects on the outskirts and might ...