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Astronomers discover planet with enormous dust tails crumbling into oblivion
A rare and dramatic scene unfolds 140 light-years from Earth. A rocky planet, once whole, is now crumbling to dust under the ...
Scientists discover a NEW planet hiding in our solar system that could have life
An international team used 40 years' worth of data from two space probes to track down what they believe are signs of this ...
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Astronomers Find Potential Candidate For Planet Nine In 40-Year-Old Data
A team of astronomers poring through old astronomical data may have seen a candidate for the elusive Planet Nine – a ...
Asteroid Discovery Overturns Long-Held Belief
Vesta, one of the two largest bodies in our solar system's asteroid belt, has long been thought to be more than just another ...
NASA Peeks Into Uranus's Atmosphere As It Blocks A Star 400 Light-Years Away
William Saunders, planetary scientist at NASA’s Langley Research Center, revealed that Uranus occulted a star lying about 400 ...
'One-Hour Miracle': How a distant star helped NASA spy on Uranus’ hidden secrets
A rare one-hour occultation in April 2025 let NASA and global scientists uncover new secrets about Uranus’ atmosphere, rings, ...
NASA Observes Rare Uranus Occultation, Unveiling New Atmospheric and Ring Details
The scientists also observed that ice and gas giants like Uranus may be natural laboratories for learning about atmospheres. This absence of solid ground means that cloud formation, storm development, ...