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Rocky bodies called protoplanets were thought to have formed slightly earlier in the inner solar system than those beyond the ...
All eyes are on Comet 3I/ATLAS as astronomers worldwide chase the exotic ice ball through our solar system ...
The town has installed ten life rings around its waters in partnership with the Aden Perry Hero Life Ring initiative, in the ...
This gas giant has some really unique features that make it stand out. If you’re curious about space, learning a few things ...
Earlier research had found that the rings of Saturn respond to vibrations within the planet. Saturn's interior vibrates at frequencies that cause slight variations in its gravitational field, and the ...
The object gained an official name, C/2025 N1 or 3I/ATLAS, on Wednesday. Moving at a record-setting speed for an interstellar ...
Exoplanet HIP 67522 b, fluffed up to the size of Jupiter, circles so close to its star that it’s triggering violent flares — ...
Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the ...
Maybe you need a break from cooking, maybe you have no interest in figuring out the backyard barbeque ... Starting at noon on Friday, July 4, this Jupiter hotspot will offer several special menu items ...
According to Batygin and Adams, Jupiter’s radius at that time was between 2.0 and 2.5 times its current size. That would have made it large enough to contain over 2,000 Earths by volume.
Exoplanets—planets that orbit stars beyond our solar system—have transformed our understanding of the universe. Since the first confirmed discovery in the 1990s, more than 5,000 have been ...
A planet’s moons can also influence its ring system. For example, Jupiter has rings just like the other gas giants, but its rings are smaller and fainter than Saturn's.