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Scientists identify nearby 'super-Earth' as promising candidate in search for alien life - study
NASA plans to launch the Habitable Worlds Observatory in the 2040s, a mission whose goal is “to image Earth-like planets around other sun-like stars,” according to NASA’s website.
Atmosphere detected on celestial body in solar system's far reaches
McDonough Meteorite: 23-Gram Visitor Older Than Our Planet Blasts Through Family Roof
Unexpected giant: Saturn-mass planet found orbiting tiny red dwarf
Astronomers discover potential dwarf planet 2017 OF201 beyond Neptune
Object measures about 700 kilometers in diameter and has a 25,000-year orbit around the sun.
Possible new dwarf planet spotted near the edge of the solar system
The researchers said 2017 OF201 was identified in observations by telescopes in Chile and Hawaii spanning seven years.
Astronomers see lower risk of newly found asteroid hitting Earth
The asteroid, called 2024 YR4, is orbiting on a path that will bring it close to Earth in 2032, with scientists previously calculating impact probability at around 3%.
Can wind exceed sound? Scientists observe 33,000 km/h winds on a planet
To put the wind speeds into perspective, the fastest winds ever observed in our solar system are on Neptune, at a speed of 1,800 kilometers per hour.
Planetary parade: Rare alignment of six planets to grace the night sky on January 21
Venus will outshine other planets, appearing brightest in the dusk sky.
Winter wonderland on the Red Planet: Mars Express reveals massive 500-kilometer ice formation
Mars' snow is made of carbon dioxide ice, not water ice. During the Martian winter, temperatures can drop to as low as minus 190 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 123 degrees Celsius).
Twin stars orbit Milky Way's supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*
It was previously thought that the gravitational forces around a black hole were too extreme for such a star system to survive.
Saturn's rings are older than we thought, study suggests
Impacts vaporize micrometeoroids, keeping the rings clean and challenging previous age estimates.
Study suggests rogue interstellar visitor may have shaped our solar system
The research team's simulations indicate a 1 in 100 chance that an interstellar visitor could produce the orbits we see today.
Scientists present strongest evidence yet for ninth solar system planet
In 2016, scientists Michael Brown and Konstantin Batygin suggested that an unseen Planet Nine could explain the unusual orbits of some Kuiper Belt objects, sparking interest in its possible existence
