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Our solar system was long considered a template for all planetary systems. In the last 25 years, however, it has quickly and firmly become an outlier for lacking its own super-Earth. NASA's ...

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This process, called accretion, is how everything in the solar system – planets, moons, comets and asteroids – came into being. Telescopes can see young solar systems being born.

A famous NASA spacecraft will continue exploring the outer reaches of the solar system thanks to an extended lifeline. This decision overturns NASA’s earlier proposal to change the mission’s ...

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The U.S. is heavily dependent on Chinese-made parts for its solar power systems. But that reliance may come with a serious risk. A new investigation by Reuters has revealed that hidden ...

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