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2 newly found exoplanets reignite an outstanding question about our solar system
Astronomers have discovered two new exoplanets that are similar to other worlds found in the Milky Way, but unlike any in our ...
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Here's Why We Still Don't Know How Many Solar Systems Are In The Milky Way
We've known for over 30 years that there are other stellar systems in our galaxy, but we don't have any idea how many there ...
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Everything Under the Sun
A NASA mission, IMAP, will investigate and map the sun's particles and energy across the entire heliosphere, using a ...
Earth 1, asteroids 0: The next generation of planetary defense takes shape at JPL
The NEO Surveyor fulfills a 2005 act of Congress ordering NASA to catalog 90% of near-Earth objects larger than 459 feet, ...
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Meteorites and asteroids tracked back to their place of origin in the solar system
Meteorites are rocks from space that survive their fiery descent through Earth's atmosphere and reach the ground. More than ...
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Scientists Observe Carbon Dioxide on Planets Outside the Solar System for the First Time
“It’s like putting your thumb in front of the sun when you look ... “If these huge planets act like bowling balls cruising through our solar system, they can disrupt, protect or, in a ...
Venus is ready for its close-up: We explain its inferior conjunction
Even though Venus moves between the Earth and sun every 19.5 months, it becomes visible after sunset and before sunrise only ...