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Researchers are studying eccentric warm Jupiters, giant exoplanets that follow odd, elongated orbits unlike anything in our solar system.

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Have you ever wondered how long it takes for each planet to orbit the Sun? From Mercury’s blazing 88-day year to Neptune’s ...

In the last edition of our ongoing series on how planets get ore– those wonderful rocks rich in industrial minerals worth ...

Dust brought back to Earth by China's Chang'e-6 mission contains rare meteorite relics that could change our understanding of sources of water and other life-essential ingredients in our solar system.

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The ice giants remain some of the most interesting places to explore in the solar system. Uranus in particular has drawn a ...

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A discovery in V883 Orionis' planet-forming disk suggests Earth's water could have come from ancient interstellar ice that ...