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Astronomers are closing in on one of the most tantalizing possibilities in planetary science, evidence that a previously ...
A comet that was born in another solar system and could be billions of years old is hurdling through Earth’s solar system — a discovery made on July 1 that’s led some astronomers to speculate that the ...
A solar conjunction occurs as Venus' orbit carries it into alignment with the sun and Earth. Venus will align with the sun ...
Explore seven factual aspects of Jupiter, including its size, moons, rotation, atmosphere, rings, formation, and magnetic field based on NASA findings.
The newly identified cluster of Kuiper Belt objects lies about 4 billion miles from the Sun, offering fresh clues about how ...
Short-lived radioisotopes such as aluminum-26 influenced early solar system heat, water retention and the formation of Earth-like rocky planets, according to meteorite analyses and models.