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Our Solar System is plunging into chaos. Better hang on tight. The planets are getting knocked out of orbit. What could ...

Why do all planets in our solar system orbit the Sun the same way? This documentary unravels the cosmic forces, from the solar system’s violent birth to the hidden laws of physics, that keep the ...

Greetings, stargazers. Saturday is named for the prominent figure in Roman mythology. In addition to stargazing, this month should be great for Saturn-gazing. To ancient astronomers, Saturn was one ...

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The earliest images of 3I/ATLAS, newly uncovered by Michigan State University, reveal how the interstellar object evolved as ...

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Impact history should be considered a key factor in the search for habitable Earth-like exoplanets. Southwest Research ...

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NASA's Voyager 1 launched 48 years ago in September 1977 on a decades-spanning journey to study the cosmos and search for ...