This Small, Icy World Could Rewrite What We Know About Our Solar System's Past

A rare discovery beyond Neptune is forcing scientists to rethink early solar system dynamics and the forces that shaped ...
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Galactic mystery: Is ancient space debris threatening the Milky Way?

A startling discovery reveals ancient debris from a distant galaxy is enveloping the Milky Way. This cosmic phenomenon raises ...
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Photographer captured Milky Way under every light pollution level — and the results say it all

Ian Lauro Astro began his quest in Atlanta and ended 'in the middle of nowhere' in Oregon.
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It’s official: NASA confirms 6,000 hidden planets across the Milky Way, and we may not be alone

NASA has confirmed that there are over 6,000 exoplanets floating out there in the galaxy, with another 8,000 exoplanets that ...
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Journey to Center of Milky Way With Upcoming NASA Roman Core Survey

At the heart of our own galaxy, there is a dense thicket of stars with a supermassive black hole at the very center. NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will provide the deepest-ever view of this ...
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Farewell, comet 3I/ATLAS! Interstellar visitor heads for the outer solar system after its closest approach to Earth

3I/ATLAS has now made its closest approach to the sun and Earth and is now heading back out toward the outer solar system. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
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Dispatches from planet 3 : thirty-two (brief) tales on the solar system, the Milky Way, and beyond / Marcia Bartusiak

Preface -- Earth Is but a Speck -- Celestial Neighborhood. Bedazzled by a Comet -- To Be...or Not to Be a Planet -- The Watery Allure of Mars -- Rings, Rings, Rings -- The Baffling White Dwarf Star -- ...