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For the first time, astronomers spot the beginning of a solar system
Astronomers first identified these minerals using the now-three-year-old James Webb Space Telescope. To see where exactly the ...
See images of solar eruptions on the sun in unprecedented detail
Scientists have released the closest images ever to the sun, captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe flying 3.8 million miles ...
Astronomers witness dawn of new solar system for 1st time
The astronomers observed hot minerals just beginning to solidify – the first specks of planet-forming material, the astronomers said. A gaseous disk surrounding the young star is the first stages of ...
The Parker Solar probe captures closest-ever images of the Sun. See the results.
Newly released imagery from NASA shows the Sun's corona in stunning detail after the Parker Solar probe performed its closest ...
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Just Flew Closer to the Sun Than Ever Before and the Footage is Breathtaking
In a historic milestone for space exploration, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has delivered the closest-ever images of the Sun — a blistering 3.8 million miles from its roiling surface. The new images ...
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New interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is hurtling through the solar system — and you can watch it live online today
You can watch comet 3I/ATLAS live online tonight (July 3), thanks to the Virtual Telescope Project, which will livestream ...
What are dwarf planets — and how many are there?
How many dwarf planets are there in our solar system? The recent discovery of 2017 OF201 makes the tally anywhere between ...
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An alien comet is now passing through our solar system. Here's what we know
On July 1, 2025, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey telescope, located in northern Chile, ...
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Astronomers say new interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'very likely to be the oldest comet we have ever seen'
However, new research has shown this potentially "water ice-rich" visitor could be even more extraordinary than initially ...
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Subaru Telescope Discovers "Fossil" of the Early Solar System
The Subaru Telescope has revealed a fourth member of the sednoids, a group of small bodies with peculiar orbits around the ...
The solar system's greatest mystery may finally be solved
F or years, astronomers have been searching for a mysterious ninth planet lurking in the dark outer reaches of our solar system. Now, a team of researchers have taken a completely different approach ...