A strange asteroid-comet could be key to understanding the birth of the solar system
A strange asteroid-comet hybrid that orbits between Jupiter and Neptune could reveal key details about the birth of our solar ...
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NASA’s Beloved Voyager Probes Find Puzzles beyond the Solar System
For two decades now, the iconic twin Voyager spacecraft have been quietly overturning everything we thought we knew about the ...
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A hidden Earth-Like planet may be lurking in the Solar System
Beyond Neptune lies the Kuiper Belt, a vast region of icy bodies offering crucial insights into the solar system’s formation.
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The strange new worlds scientists discovered in 2024
Astronomers detected hundreds more new worlds beyond the solar system this year and worked to better understand what makes them tick. SEE ALSO: Scientists haven't found a rocky exoplanet with air.
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Parker Solar Probe completes closest-ever approach to the Sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew closer to the Sun than ever before. It traveled at 430,000 mph, making it the fastest ...
Best glimpse ever into icy planetesimals of the early solar system
New studies offer a clearer picture of how the outer solar system formed and evolved based on analyses of trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) and centaurs. The findings reveal the distribution of ices in ...
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Makes History With Closest Pass to Sun
Operations teams have confirmed NASA’s mission to “touch” the Sun survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024.