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 was once engulfed by a vast wave of gas and dust
The wave may even have left traces in our planet's geological record ... They also calculated the past path of the solar system, winding the clock back 30 million years, and found that the wave and ...
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The brightest planets in March's night sky: How to see them (and when)
The first two weeks of March provide a great opportunity to sight four bright naked-eye planets ... solar conjunction on March 12. Earth will pass through the plane of Saturn's ring system on ...
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James Webb Space Telescope Captures Images of Individual Planets in Distant Star System
Astronomers have captured direct images of exoplanets in a star system 130 light years away, providing clues on gas giant ...
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Beyond our solar system: scientists identify a new exoplanet candidate
Planets make good clocks, and an exoplanet's orbit around ... things that look nothing like our own solar system. “Every time we think we really understand planet formation, we learn something ...
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Webb captures Neptune’s mysterious auroras for the first time
For the first time, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured bright auroral activity on Neptune. Auroras ...
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Webb telescope 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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'Parade of planets': All seven planets in our solar system are visible in the night sky
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — If you're trying to get a beautiful look at the planets in our solar system, you're in luck. Between February 25 and February 28, all seven planets in our solar system ...
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 HR 8799, a multiplanet system 130 light-years away that has long been a ...