Solar System
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Scientists find Uranus is surprisingly warm, heating up the case for a new planetary missionScientists have found that Uranus emits its own internal heat, contradicting data from NASA's Voyager 2 probe nearly four decades ago.
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When will the solar system die out?After the sun goes out, what will happen to the solar system — and how long will it last?
By Sara Hashemi Published
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'Interstellar visitor' 3I/ATLAS could be the oldest comet ever seen — and could grow a spectacular tail later this yearNew simulations have narrowed down where the newly discovered interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS likely came from, revealing it could be more than 3 billion years older than the solar system.
By Harry Baker Published
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Astronomers are racing to study our solar system's newest 'interstellar visitor.' Here's why.Astronomers have been given the rare opportunity to study an extrasolar object after the recent discovery of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Experts tell Live Science how they are planning to observe the cosmic visitor.
By Harry Baker Published
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3I/ATLAS: Everything you need to know about the new 'interstellar visitor' shooting through the solar systemAstronomers have spotted a new interstellar object — the third of its kind ever seen — shooting towards us through the solar system. Here's everything you need to know about 3I/ATLAS.
By Harry Baker Published
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Watch newly discovered 'interstellar visitor' 3I/ATLAS shoot toward us in first livestreamYou can see the recently identified "interstellar object" 3I/ATLAS shooting towards us through the solar system in a livestream from the Virtual Telescope Project.
By Harry Baker Published
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NASA confirms that mysterious object shooting through the solar system is an 'interstellar visitor' — and it has a new nameExperts have confirmed that the mysterious object hurtling towards us, previously dubbed A11pl3Z, is an "interstellar object." The cosmic interloper, officially named 3I/ATLAS, is only the third of its kind ever seen — and will shoot past Earth later this year.
By Harry Baker Published
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You can see a giant 'hole' shoot across Saturn this summer — and it won't happen again until 2040There will be several chances to see the shadow of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, pass across the ringed planet's Earth-facing surface over the next few months. The rare spectacle is only visible every 15 years.
By Harry Baker Published
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James Webb telescope discovers its first planet — a Saturn-size 'shepherd' still glowing red hot from its formationNestled inside a planetary ring 110 light-years from Earth, a planet spotted by the James Webb telescope is the lightest exoplanet ever detected.
By Ben Turner Published
