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What are dwarf planets — and how many are there?
How many dwarf planets are there in our solar system? The recent discovery of 2017 OF201 makes the tally anywhere between ...
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How a Passing Star Could Oust Planets from the Solar System
Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...
Mystery 12-mile-wide ‘fuzzy object with a tail’ spotted blazing through our solar system at 37 miles a SECOND, Nasa says
A MYSTERIOUS cosmic object has been spotted zooming through our solar system – and astronomers say it is only the third of ...
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Meteorite causes rethink of how and when our solar system formed
Rocky bodies called protoplanets were thought to have formed slightly earlier in the inner solar system than those beyond the ...
Study claims a passing star could fling Earth out of the solar system
New research says that Earth could be ejected from our solar system if a passing star was to come close enough.
Mystery alien object spotted passing through Solar System
Comet or asteroid heading for the Sun is only the third time an interstellar object has been spotted inside our group of ...
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A third visitor from another star is hurtling through the solar system
For only the third time in history, astronomers have detected a new interstellar visitor — an object from another star — blitzing into our solar system.
NASA Detects Visitor From Outside Solar System
NASA telescopes in Chile have discovered a comet from interstellar space, making its closest approach in October.
QuickCheck: Is there a planet in our solar system that spins the wrong way?
The sun rises from the east, and sets in the west - this is a well-established fact for the longest time, and this is due to ...
A rare celestial visitor from beyond our solar system is here now
Though 3I/ATLAS will never come close to Earth, its passage offers a rare chance to study material beyond our solar system ...