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NASA's tally of planets outside our solar system reaches 6,000

The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are ...
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10 Facts About the Solar System That Will Blow Your Mind

The solar system holds extraordinary wonders, from Voyager 1’s historic journey into interstellar space after traveling ...
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We've officially found 6,000 exoplanets, NASA says: 'We're entering the next great chapter of exploration'

This brings us to the complexity of NASA's announcement. "Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by ...

Asteroid the size of a New York skyscraper headed toward Earth in just HOURS

A giant space rock the size of New York's Chrysler Building will make a close pass by Earth Thursday, and it could get even ...
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Are interstellar invaders like comet 3I/ATLAS seeding the universe with exoplanets?

Pfalzner's models show that interstellar objects — bodies ejected from other star systems — could be captured by these planet-forming disks. These objects could "seed" the disks, sweeping past the ...
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Science breakthrough as new theory could rewrite Earth's history

“The idea that Ryugu-like objects held on to ice for so long is remarkable,” he added. “It suggests that the building blocks ...

Massive asteroid bigger than a skyscraper heading toward Earth at speed of 38,000 km/h

A massive asteroid nearly the size of a New York skyscraper will make a close approach, or pass, by Earth in the early hours of Sept. 18, according to scientists.