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A ninth planet in our solar system may have just been discovered
Data collected in 1983 shows signs of what a British astronomer believes is possible proof of a ninth planet in our solar system. The news could bring some comfort to people who are still devastated by Pluto's demotion to dwarf…
Alien worlds contain minerals like nothing in our solar system, scientists say
There is a lot we don't know about planets outside of the solar system.They're small, dark, and distant, which means we don't have a lot of detailed information about their makeup. This is especially true for rocky exoplanets, like Earth,…
The solar system is at war in the trailer for the final season of the Expanse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb01ds-4IC4 The solar system is at war in the sixth and final season of The extent.
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British astronomer says he found ninth planet in solar system
A renowned astronomer from Great Britain, Michael Rowan-Robinson, would have found evidence of the existence of a ninth planet in the solar system. According to their data, the new world is between three and five times the size of Earth,…
NASA Releases November Highlights in the Solar System; Here are some tips for looking at the sky
A partial lunar eclipse, sunset planets and returning winter stars are just some of the November highlights in the solar system, according to NASA.
A NASA science report clarified that from November 6 to 11, the…
Rocky exoplanets are even stranger than we thought
Rock debris, pieces of an ancient rocky planet that shattered, spiral inward toward a white dwarf in this illustration. By studying the atmospheres of white dwarfs "polluted" by such debris, a NOIRLab astronomer and geologist have…
Scientists confirm barrier between inner and outer regions of the young solar system
Composition of asteroids, meteorites, planets impacted by an abyss in protoplanetary dust, gas
Scientists have found evidence of a barrier between the inner and outer regions of the young solar system.By analyzing the composition of…
Strange exoplanets made of rocks unlike anything in the solar system
Astronomers have made the first estimates of the types of rocks that exist on planets orbiting nearby stars. The team discovered that the rock types are made up of exotic and diverse materials that are not found anywhere in the solar…
A magnetic tunnel may surround our solar system: study
TORONTO - Our entire solar system and some nearby stars could be surrounded by a vast magnetic tunnel, according to a Canadian scientist who has developed a unified theory to explain two features that exist in space.
In…
Jupiter’s asteroids could tell us about the solar system’s past
Imagine Jupiter and its small asteroids as a cosmic Halloween setting on the front porch of the solar system. The planet itself - swirling, stormy, the largest in the solar system - is the pumpkin, while the tiny asteroids accompanying it…