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It’s been nearly 2 centuries since a planet was discovered in the solar system. But now scientists think they’ve uncovered ...
An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), including scientists from the National Center of Competence in ...
The coldest planet in the Solar System is Uranus, which is surprisingly colder than Neptune due to its unique internal heat ...
Astronomers have uncovered a massive new trans-Neptunian object, 2017 OF201, lurking at the edge of our solar system. With an orbit stretching 25,000 years and a size that may qualify it as a dwarf ...
Astronomers have picked up evidence of an Earth-sized world, distinct from the previously hypothesised Planet Nine and Planet ...
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NASA’s Tally of Planets Outside Our Solar System Reaches 6,000

The milestone highlights the accelerating rate of discoveries, just over three decades since the first exoplanets were found.
The solar system lost its ninth planet back when Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet, but research might indicate that there ...
There are quite a few other places we might find life in the solar system, including dwarf planets like Ceres. Ceres is ...
Most planet-forming disks have warps that can lead to planets on inclined orbits, which could explain where the tilt of Earth ...
Travel through time to witness some of the most remarkable episodes in our solar system's history, uncovering its ancient ...
Astronomers have discovered the raw ingredients of planets orbiting two infant stars, offering a glimpse into how new worlds ...
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 will be ...