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Massive planet discovered orbiting tiny star, leaving scientists stumped
It had not been thought possible that such tiny, weak stars could provide the conditions needed to form and host huge planets.
New ICE deportation operation and possible dwarf planet discovery: Morning Rundown
A sweeping new ICE operation shows how Donald Trump’s focus on immigration is reshaping federal law enforcement.
Fluke discovery at planetarium leads to revelation about mysterious cosmic cloud: "It's kind of a freak accident"
Scientists have unlocked one of the solar system's many secrets from an unexpected source: a planetarium show.
Trump looks to axe many NASA space missions that launched from Florida: Here's a look at 6
Dozens of NASA's spaceflight missions that launched from Florida could be in jeopardy under a budget proposal from the Trump ...
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A Distant Outlier Beyond Pluto Redraws the Solar System’s Edge and Challenges the Hunt for Planet Nine
The object’s aphelion the farthest point on the orbit from the Sun is more than 1,600 times that of the Earth’s orbit,” said ...
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Astronomers Discover a Possible Dwarf Planet Far Beyond Neptune, Where There Should Have Only Been Empty Space
As it orbits the sun once every 25,000 years, the celestial body 2017 OF201 travels beyond the Kuiper Belt into a region ...
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New Minor Planet Spotted Past Pluto, One of the Largest Distant Objects in the Solar System
There’s a new frozen oddball ... system that orbit the Sun beyond Neptune, which is 30 times more distant from the Sun than the Earth. A preprint describing the discovery is hosted on the ...