Astronomers discover two populations of unusual dark comets in our solar system
Astronomers posed over the past decade that dark comets, or objects that resemble asteroids but move like comets, may exist.
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Second Most Water-Rich World In The Inner Solar System Has More Organic Material Than Thought
In the inner Solar System, it is second only to Earth for its amount of water. New analysis of Dawn’s data has revealed more ...
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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 ...
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Webb Telescope’s Dazzling Discovery: Icy Relics Reveal the Secrets of Our Solar System’s Origins
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has delivered a groundbreaking view of the early solar system, focusing on icy celestial bodies such as trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) and centaurs. These ...
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.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe: What Happens Next After Sun Flyby?
In a groundbreaking first, the Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its closest encounter with the Sun. So where does this plucky probe go from here?