Entire planetary system of four tiny exoplanets found orbiting the nearest single star to the sun
Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...
New Horizons needs a new flyby target—Vera Rubin can help
Exploration of the outer solar system may be getting a boost from the Vera Rubin Observatory (VRO). When this gigantic ...
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First-of-its-kind discovery in Solar System – It could be a 90% water planet
The Solar System's first-of-its-kind finding may be a 90% water planet. Is the dwarf planet, Ceres, holding the possibility ...
NASA Launches New Space Telescope and Suite of Solar Satellites
The SPHEREx telescope will create the most colorful map of the cosmos, while the four satellites of the PUNCH mission track ...
TOI-1453 c: A key sub-Neptune discovered in a system of two exoplanets
Astrophysicists have once again enriched our knowledge of the cosmos with a new discovery: two small planets orbiting ...
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Where Are the Universe’s Missing Planets?
Planet demographics reveal a puzzling lack of worlds in a certain size range throughout the galaxy F or centuries our solar ...
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Webb telescope spots curious objects that aren't stars, or planets
Astronomers used the powerful James Webb Space Telescope to sleuth out some of these objects, called brown dwarfs, in a ...
A seven-planet alignment happens in late-February, but it could be tricky to see it
The hoopla has culminated this month in speculation about an incredible seven-planet alignment appearing in the cosmos. But if you look up later ... The planets in our solar system orbit the sun ...