Two solar system puzzles solved Date: July 25, 2012 Source: Carnegie Institution Summary: How did icy comets obtain particles that formed at high temperatures, and how did the particles acquire ...

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Astronomers say they have figured out the true chemical makeup of our solar system, revealing that it contained much more carbon, oxygen and nitrogen than previously thought. Chiefly, the finding ...

The Voyagers’ findings have revealed countless new puzzles about the outer heliosphere ... A diagram of the heliosphere shows the solar system with the solar wind and sun’s magnetic field ...

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In the dimly lit spaces of our solar system beyond Neptune’s orbit lies the Kuiper Belt. This a region between about 35 and 50 times further from the sun than the Earth, populated by icy bodies ...

But somehow, it didn't. A mini-planet orbiting in the frigid outer reaches of the solar system has a Saturn-like ring of dust and debris that defies the rules of physics, a new study has revealed.

Comets and asteroids preserve the building blocks of our solar system and should help explain its origin. But there are unsolved puzzles. For example, how did icy comets obtain particles that ...

In the dimly lit spaces of our solar system beyond Neptune’s orbit lies the Kuiper Belt. This a region between about 35 and 50 times further from the sun than the Earth, populated by icy bodies so ...

(Nanowerk News) Comets and asteroids preserve the building blocks of our Solar System and should help explain its origin. But there are unsolved puzzles. For example, how did icy comets obtain ...