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Our Solar System is home to eight extraordinary planets, each with its own unique features, mysteries, and beauty. This cosmic journey takes you from the Sun-scorched surface of Mercury to the icy ...
Far past the familiar boundaries of our solar system, NASA's intrepid Voyager spacecraft are sending back mind-boggling data, revealing a fascinating and intense frontier. While not a literal 'wall of ...
Scale Model Solar System- Students will explore the vast distances in space by creating a pocket solar system and going on a guided tour of our outdoor scale model solar system (weather permitting).
Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...
For only the third time in history, astronomers have detected a new interstellar visitor — an object from another star — blitzing into our solar system.
In about 1.3 million years, a nearby star called Gliese 710 is likely to make a close pass by our Solar System: so close that it will go right through our Oort cloud, dragging its own along for ...
Our solar system may have a ninth planet after all, following the declassification of Pluto nearly two decades ago, researchers say. ABC News. Live. Video. Shows. Shop. Log In. Stream on.
A cloud of collapsing gas created our Sun, the first thing to form in our solar system. This happened about 4½ billion years ago. Then the planets began to emerge, ...
Accidental find in planetarium show could shift scientists’ understanding of our solar system. Jacopo Prisco, CNN. Tue, June 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM UTC. 8 min read.
An accidental discovery might change how we think about one of the most mysterious structures in our solar system. The Oort Cloud, a large expanse of icy bodies revolving around the sun at a distance ...