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"It is possible that a planet once existed in the solar system but was later ejected, causing the unusual orbits we see today." ...
Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...
The deep-space optical communication link could revolutionize how scientists communicate with spacecraft as they explore the ...
I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...
A young sunlike star called HOPS 315 seems to host a swirling disk of gas giving rise to minerals that kick-start the planet formation process.
Researchers suspect that two meteorites found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 may originally have come from Mercury, which would ...
Astronomers have captured a rare glimpse inside HOPS-315, a young star that appears to sit at the center of a nascent version of our own solar system.
A team of international astronomers, including a University of Michigan doctoral student, were the first to publish the ...