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See A Solar Sail In The Night Sky - NASA Explains How
NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) will be visible from the ground. Find out when you can see it on the NASA ...
The Rubin Observatory makes its debut — and the discoveries have already begun
Astronomers celebrated the release of the first images from the Rubin Observatory — and registered hundreds of its first ...
First celestial image unveiled from revolutionary telescope
The Vera C Rubin observatory, home to the world's most powerful digital camera, promises to transform our understanding of ...
Thousands of asteroids and millions of galaxies shine in first images from the largest camera ever built
The first test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile showcase thousands of previously unknown asteroids and ...
The solar system's greatest mystery may finally be solved
For years, astronomers have been searching for a mysterious ninth planet lurking in the dark outer reaches of our solar ...
Solar Orbiter Captures First Clear Views of Sun’s South Pole—and It’s a Hot Mess
A recent Venus flyby pushed the spacecraft out of Earth's orbital plane, allowing it to gaze at the solar poles.
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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Could our solar system have 9 planets after all? Astronomers may have confirmed possible existence.
Our solar system may have a ninth planet after all ... Hypothetical lightning lights up the night side. Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC) The International Astronomical Union downgraded Pluto's ...