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Voyager left the planets - but not the solar system
The boundary of a solar system is not defined by planets, but by gravity. Beyond Pluto and the Kuiper Belt lies the Oort ...
Which way is ‘down’ has a different answer depending on where you are on Earth, in the solar system, in our galaxy and beyond ...
On January 5, 2005, astronomers at NASA discovered Eris, the second-largest dwarf planet in the solar system. Eris is just ...
Morning Overview on MSN
A hidden world? Astronomers may have found a new solar system planet
Astronomers are closing in on one of the most tantalizing possibilities in planetary science, evidence that a previously ...
Mercury has long baffled astronomers because it defies much of what we know about planet formation. A new space mission arriving in 2026 might solve the mystery.
Live Science on MSN
Jupiter will outshine every star in the sky this weekend — how to see the 'king of planets' at opposition
Shining in the constellation Gemini near the bright stars Pollux and Castor, Jupiter's opposition is the best time to see the ...
Space.com on MSN
Venus reaches superior solar conjunction today: What does it mean and can you see it?
A solar conjunction occurs as Venus' orbit carries it into alignment with the sun and Earth. Venus will align with the sun ...
A “natural history” approach to space exploration would take into account instead developments in the fields of physics, ...
On Saturday (Jan. 10), for example, we will see three satellites on one side of Jupiter (going outward from the planet: Ganymede, Io and Europa ), while the fourth ( Callisto) remains all by itself on ...
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