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Rubin Observatory to detect millions of new solar system objects in vivid detail, simulations suggest
A group of astronomers from across the globe, including a team from the University of Washington and led by Queen's ...
Webb telescope finds water ice around young Sun-like star, 155 light-years away
Astronomers from Johns Hopkins University detected water ice in the outer disk of HD 181327, a young, Sun-like star about 155 ...
Dozens of NASA space missions could be axed under Trump's budget: Here's a look at 6
Dozens of NASA's missions to explore the cosmos could be in jeopardy under a budget proposal from the Trump administration.
Trump looks to axe many NASA space missions that launched from Florida: Here's a look at 6
Dozens of NASA's spaceflight missions that launched from Florida could be in jeopardy under a budget proposal from the Trump ...
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Worlds apart, cameras alike? NASA scientist explains interplanetary photography (and its Earthly similarities)
Jupiter’s ice-covered ocean moon Europa floats above the planet’s Great Red Spot in this 1979 image from Voyager 1. This is a ...
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An Extreme Dwarf Planet Discovery Challenges Our Understanding of the Solar System’s Outer Frontiers
OF201 spends only 1% of its orbital time close enough to us to be detectable. The presence of this single object suggests ...
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Potential dwarf planet 2017 OF201 discovered in solar system’s distant reaches
Scientists have identified an object about 435 miles (700 km) wide inhabiting the frigid outer reaches of our solar system that might qualify as a ...
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Possible new dwarf planet spotted near the edge of the solar system
WASHINGTON >> Scientists have identified an object about 435 miles wide inhabiting the frigid outer reaches of our solar system that might qualify as a dwarf planet, spotting it as it travels on a ...