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How to see all the solar system’s planets in the night sky at once
All seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment – ...
Extreme supersonic winds measured on a planet outside our solar system
Astronomers have discovered extremely powerful winds pummeling the equator of WASP-127b, a giant exoplanet. Reaching speeds ...
Interstellar Visitor May Have Scrambled Our Solar System
The enormous visitor to our solar system may have been about 8 times the mass of Jupiter, and come nearly as close to the sun ...
Six planets will align in rare parade tonight - here's the best way to see spectacle
Throughout January, six planets will line up in the night sky, with tonight offering the best chance of viewing the ‘planet ...
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An interstellar visitor may have changed the course of 4 solar system planets, study suggests
An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit ...
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Is Earth the only planet in the solar system with plate tectonics?
Plate tectonics give Earth its mountains, earthquakes, continental drift and maybe even helped give rise to life itself. But ...