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Callisto, the third largest moon in the entire solar system, orbits Jupiter from about 1.2 million miles away. The rocky ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to ...

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looking for evidence of planets outside of our solar system, known as exoplanets. "Microlensing" happens when an object with mass "warps the fabric of space-time", NASA described. When an object ...

While our solar system is a fascinating place on its own, exoplanets are even more of a mystery. And one exoplanet in ...

The above 40-second video is sped-up footage of the new-found jets flashing briefly near the Sun’s south pole. In reality, ...

Imagine a field of solar panels floating silently in the endless day of Earth’s orbit. Unlike their terrestrial cousins, this ...

The possibility of an asteroid hitting Earth and causing damage in 2032 has continued to increase since the asteroid was ...

Project scientist Jason Dworkin at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center reflected ... and other planets by asteroids during the early solar system, said Sara Russell, a cosmic mineralogist.