5 NASA Missions That Changed Our Understanding Of The Solar System
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Since NASA was founded more than 60 years ago, it has launched hundreds of missions into space. From probes that…
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There’s Evidence that a Massive, Mysterious Object Existed in The Solar System’s Early Days
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In October 2018, astronomers observed an approaching small meteorite that was supposed to impact somewhere in Northern Sudan. Fortunately, there…
10 Places in the Solar System Where Life Could Exist
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Finding life outside of Earth and more specifically, in the Solar System, has always captivated the human mind. For centuries,…
10 of the Strangest Moons in the Solar System
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Did you know that there are more than 200 discovered Moons in the Solar System? Most of them orbit around…
Jupiter, a “Solar System” of its Own: 600 Moons Likely Orbit the Gas Giant
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Of all the planets in the solar system, Jupiter is one of my favorites. Not just because of its behemoth…
14 Facts About the Local Fluff – A Mysterious Interstellar Cloud the Solar System is Traveling Through
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Local fluff is an interstellar cloud that is part of a much bigger cavity in space called the Local Bubble….
Here Are the 7 Wonders Of Our Solar System
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The solar system is humongous, and it contains numerous wonders that are hard to ignore. Space, in general, has not…
3 Strange Objects in the Solar System That You Probably Never Heard About Before
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If we say that Earth is our home, then the solar system is our neighborhood. As far as exploration, humankind…
NASA Spacecraft Visits Dwarf Planet in the Solar System, Finds it Likely has a Massive Subterranean Ocean
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Located between Mars and Jupiter’s orbit, this mysterious world has been the subject of many headlines in recent years –…
Grapefruit-Sized Black Hole Could Lurk at the Edge of our Solar System
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Scientists say there could be a black hole in our solar system’s backyard. According to reports, the search for the…
Six Potential Exomoons Discovered in Distant Solar Systems Raise Hopes of Finding Alien Life
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A group of astronomers from Western University has reported discovering six potential exomoons in distant star systems in the galaxy….
Here’s What Sunsets Look Like on Other Worlds in the Solar System
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A new tool developed by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center allows us to see what sunsets look like…
Astronomers Reveal “Miniature” Solar System and the Youngest Rocky Planets Ever Found
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Astronomers have reported discovering what is considered a “miniaturized” solar system and another star system home to some of the…
Distant Moon Detected in the Outer Solar System; Here’s What You Should Know
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Astronomers have likely detected the existence of a distant moon closely orbiting a dwarf planet called 2002 TC302 in the…
Distant Solar System is Home to 6 Exoplanets With Nearly-Perfect Rhythmic Orbits
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88 light-years away, five super-Earth’s, and at least one “mini-Neptune” orbit a Sun-like star. These five planets are locked in…
Astronomers Find Dozens of Interstellar Asteroids Alien to Our Solar System
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At least 19 asteroids orbited another, distant alien star before joining our solar system drifting between Jupiter and Neptune. According…
This is What it Would Look Like if the Biggest Asteroid in the Solar System Collided With Earth
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Earth is thought to have been born as a result of repeated asteroid collisions, and Earth’s faithful satellite the moon…
Here’s What Would Happen If a Black Hole Entered Our Solar System
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What would you do if a black hole’s accretion disk suddenly appeared in the sky as you look up up?…
Jupiter: The Only Planet in our Solar System That Doesn’t Orbit the Sun
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Jupiter, our solar system’s fifth planet from the Sun, the massive gas giant protecting Earth and the inner planets from…
Mercury is the Closest Planet to Earth and Every Other World in the Solar System
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Mind=Blown! As revealed by a new calculation, Mercury and not Venus is the closest planet to Earth. But not only…
Astronomers Find New World on The Edge of the Solar System
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There may be a massive Super-Earth at the edges of our solar system after all, as astronomers spot a massive,…
Astronauts Snap Stunning Photos of Solar Storm Hitting Earth
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What is an aurora? The aurora is the effect of the colorful glow of the upper atmosphere, which occurs when…