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2 newly found exoplanets reignite an outstanding question about our solar system
The two exoplanets, or planets outside of our solar system, orbit a star called TOI-1453, which is slightly cooler and ...
Scientists Observe Carbon Dioxide on Planets Outside the Solar System for the First Time
The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and ...
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How the James Webb Space Telescope is helping size up tiny dwarf planets
The relative quantities of volatile gases like methane and ethane can reveal key details about distant Kuiper Belt objects.
Scientists Potentially Found a Three-Body Problem in Space—but the Mystery Is Just Beginning
Floating around at the edge of the Solar System are leftovers from its formation. This is the Kuiper Belt, which is composed ...
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6 Mind-Blowing Facts About New NASA Discovery From Edge Of Our Solar System
New research may shine a light on part of outer space's great mysteries ... trillions of icy objects on the edge of our solar system. But while it has been accepted as a theory for over 70 ...
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Our solar system is not as unusual as we thought
A new classification scheme may help us better understand planet formation — including the history of our own family of worlds.
Ancient Asteroid Unlocks 4.6-Billion-Year-Old Magnetic Secrets of the Solar System
A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...
A Dyson swarm made of solar panels would make Earth uninhabitable, suggests study
As civilizations become more and more advanced, their power needs also increase. It's likely that an advanced civilization ...
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Surprise Spiral Shape Revealed in The Darkness Surrounding The Solar System
Most of the long-period comets in the Solar System come from the outer Oort Cloud. The inner region is much more stable. It's ...