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The Solar System is a fascinating place, with each planet orbiting the Sun at its own unique distance. But how far apart are ...
Our solar system has a rocky asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, about 3 astronomical units from the Sun. (An astronomical unit equals the average Earth-Sun distance of 93 million miles.) ...
A better understanding of the asteroid belt has revealed just how dynamic the solar system was in its early days, a new study reports. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...
The Solar System is a vast and mysterious realm, filled with planets, moons, asteroids, and icy bodies waiting to be ...
The first images of an extrasolar radiation belt were obtained by combining 39 radio telescopes to form a virtual telescope spanning the globe from Hawaii to Germany. (Image credit: Melodie Kao, Amy ...
The first asteroid belt ever seen outside the solar system is more complex than expected, astronomers found, using observations by the James Webb Space Telescope. Looking at the warm dust around ...
However, that’s not even the most interesting feature of the Fomalhaut system. Outside of Fomalhaut’s inner asteroid belt, there is a second debris belt that is tilted at 23 degrees from ...
I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...
Scientists have watched a solar system being born for the first ever time. Using a powerful telescope, researchers saw the ...