Four planets found orbiting a star 6 light-years from Earth
Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...
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The Solar System Passed Through a Massive Cosmic Wave Millions of Years Ago — And This May Have Cooled Earth
At first glance, the night sky appears still. But in reality, everything moves, our Solar System being no exception. As it ...
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Spiral structure discovered at the edge of our solar system can't be explained
Early in our Solar System’s history, bits of icy debris were scattered and then gradually coaxed into a spiral alignment in ...
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Rare meteorites provide a window into the early solar system
New connections discovered between the Sun's photosphere and CI chondrites meteorites, providing clues about the origin of materials.
A wave of galactic dust storm hit Earth 14 million years ago, mysteriously changing Earth's climate forever
As the solar system moved through this dust-rich region, Earth may have received an increased influx of interstellar particles.
NASA’s Next Mission Could Finally Solve the Mystery of Our Solar System’s Edge
The heliosphere, a cosmic bubble formed by the Sun, protects our solar system from interstellar threats and influences life's ...
Ancient Asteroid Unlocks 4.6-Billion-Year-Old Magnetic Secrets of the Solar System
A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...
Strangest worlds ever discovered in the universe – from stinky planet that rains glass SIDEWAYS to ‘Earth 2.0’
IT’S been nearly 40 years since the first planet outside of our Solar System was discovered. Since then, more than 5,800 ...
4.5 billion years: The moon is probably almost as old as the solar system
Researchers are still not sure how old the moon is. However, there is now growing evidence that it is almost as old as our ...
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Scientists Discover Four Intriguing Planets Around Closest Single-Star Solar System to Earth
MAROON-X was specifically designed to detect tiny exoplanets orbiting red dwarf stars by detecting the minuscule ...
JWST captures its first direct images of carbon dioxide outside solar system
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a planet outside the solar system in ...
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'Primordial' helium from the birth of the solar system may be stuck in Earth's core
Credit: Yuri_Arcurs via Getty Images Primordial helium from the beginning of the solar system may be stuck inside Earth's solid core, new research suggests. The findings could have implications ...