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Accidental find in planetarium show could shift scientists’ understanding of our solar system
An accidental discovery in an astronomy show offers researchers a new clue about the mysterious Oort Cloud, a large expanse ...
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe spots powerful magnetic explosion aimed at the sun's surface
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has directly observed a powerful magnetic explosion in the sun's corona that could help us predict ...
Titan may be the liveliest place in the solar system
Every single organism on Earth, no matter the biome, the kingdom, the domain, whether it's an extremophile in a hot spring or ...
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Behold the First Images of the Sun’s South Pole
We Earthlings see the sun every day of our lives—but gaining a truly new view of our star is a rare and precious thing. So ...
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Humanity takes its 1st look at the sun's poles: 'This is just the first step of Solar Orbiter's stairway to heaven' (images)
"We didn't know what exactly to expect from these first observations – the sun's poles are literally terra incognita,” Sami ...
Solar Orbiter spacecraft obtains first images of the sun's poles
The robotic Solar Orbiter spacecraft has obtained the first images ever taken of our sun's two poles as scientists seek a ...
PUNCH mission images huge solar eruption
Southwest Research Institute's Dr. Craig DeForest discussed the latest accomplishments of NASA's PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission during a media event at the 246th ...
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Voyager Discovers Surprising Findings at the Edge of the Solar System – What’s Really Out There?
NASA’s Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have been traveling through the vast reaches of space, sending back groundbreaking data about ...
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ESA’s Solar Orbiter reveals the Sun’s poles for the first time
ESA has just released the first-ever images taken of the Sun's south pole, as seen this year by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft.
NASA's Webb telescope glimpses coldest exoplanet yet found: What to know about gas giant
An exoplanet 60 light-years away from Earth, known as 14 Herculis c, is thought to be the coldest one yet found, researchers ...
Solar Orbiter spacecraft obtains first-ever images of Sun's south pole
The robotic Solar Orbiter spacecraft has obtained the first images ever taken of our sun's two poles as scientists seek a deeper understanding of Earth's host star, including its magnetic field, its ...