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A rare interstellar object zooming through our solar system could be fundamental to planets of the future

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The planet of ice and storms: How Neptune changed our view of the solar system

Neptune’s supersonic winds and icy storms revealed a planet so extreme that it forever changed our picture of the solar ...

Did a rogue planet reshape our solar system?

The giant planets weren't always where we find them today. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune formed in a more compact ...

New Images Reveal Young Solar Systems Filled With Secret Planets

New high-contrast images from SPHERE show a stunning variety of debris disks shaped by collisions of tiny planet-building bodies. The structures often resemble our asteroid and Kuiper belts, hinting ...
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'Parade of planets': All seven planets in our solar system are visible in the night sky

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 ...
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In what order did the planets in our solar system form?

Are planets in the solar system that are closer to the Sun older than the ones further away? – Gavriel, age 10, Paducah, Kentucky A cloud of collapsing gas created our Sun, the first thing to ...

'Ice giant' planets Uranus and Neptune might not be full of ice after all

The cold and remote planets originally earned their label of "ice giants" to contrast their interiors from those of Jupiter ...
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Jupiter Enabled Solar System’s Unique Inner Architecture, Says Study

Illustration comparing the planets of the Solar System and the Sun on the same scale. The planets are shown to scale relative to each other but their distances are not. From left to right the ...

Gaia finds hints of planets in baby star systems

Ever wondered how planetary systems like our own solar system form? Thanks to the European Space Agency's Gaia space ...

How Do Astronomers Find Planets in Other Solar Systems?

Even the best telescopes can’t see exoplanets. It’s all about watching for jiggly stars, blue shifts, and transits.
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Could the Solar System Lose a Planet to a Passing Star?

This artist’s concept depicts one of the solar system’s inner planets slamming into Earth after being nudged on a collision course by a passing star. Such a world-shattering cataclysm is ...