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8 Amazing Facts About the Dwarf Planet Pluto
For the better part of a century, we believed there were nine planets in our solar system, with Pluto being the farthest from the sun. Since the discovery of more Pluto-sized dwarf planets, that ...
'Potentially hazardous' asteroid the size of pyramid will skim Earth
TN17 is estimated to be around 540 feet in diameter, which is greater than the height of the Pyramid of Giza in Egypt (449 ...
Astronomy1d
Our solar system is not as unusual as we thought
A new classification scheme may help us better understand planet formation — including the history of our own family of worlds.
Asteroid 2024 YR may not hit Earth in 2032, but it—and others—will keep coming back
In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...
Space.com4d
Saturn's rings will 'disappear' this weekend. Here's why this phenomenon happens in cycles
Saturn's rings tilt out of view every fourteen to seventeen Earth years. In 2032, they will be at their best again during ...
Venus to pass between the Earth and sun in an inferior conjunction: Here's what that means
NEW YORK — Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what's called an inferior conjunction. But don't plan ...
Venus to pass between Earth, sun during inferior conjunction. Will you be able to see it?
The orbit Venus takes around the sun results in an inferior conjunction as it transitions from appearing in the evening sky to the morning sky.
A Dyson swarm made of solar panels would make Earth uninhabitable, suggests study
As civilizations become more and more advanced, their power needs also increase. It's likely that an advanced civilization ...
Smithsonian Magazine5d
Astronomers Find Four New Exoplanets Orbiting a Neighboring Star, the ‘White Whale’ of Planet Seekers
More than 60 years after the first debunked discovery of a planet orbiting Barnard’s Star, the closest single-star system to ...