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Astronomers discover strange solar system body dancing in sync with Neptune: 'Like finding a hidden rhythm in a song'
"This is a big step in understanding the outer solar system," team leader Rosemary Pike from the Center for Astrophysics | ...
Astronomers capture birth of a new solar system around sun-like baby star
Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of planets forming around HOPS-315, a baby star located 1,300 light-years away ...
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James Webb Spots Planets Forming Into Solar System in Real Time, Like an Organism's First Cells
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted the earliest ever signs of planets being born around a star.
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Astronomers discover a cosmic 'fossil' at the edge of our solar system. Is this bad news for 'Planet 9'?
"It is possible that a planet once existed in the solar system but was later ejected, causing the unusual orbits we see today ...
'Fossil' object dubbed 'Ammonite' discovered on the outskirts of the solar system
Astronomers have discovered a "fossil" world lying in the outskirts of the solar system, according to new research.
Our solar system has a new mysterious visitor—what is it?
Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's not aliens.) ...
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A Solar System Internet? Space Laser Test Moves Us Closer
The deep-space optical communication link could revolutionize how scientists communicate with spacecraft as they explore the ...
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Telescope spies rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zooming through our solar system (photos)
Astronomers unveiled a striking view of the new interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS on its journey toward the inner solar system.