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A rare discovery beyond Neptune is forcing scientists to rethink early solar system dynamics and the forces that shaped ...

Scientists say studying objects like Ammonite, despite their immense distance, offers valuable insight into the solar ...

A massive interstellar object passing through our solar system during its formative years likely altered the orbits of planets into trajectories observed today, a new study says. Interactions with ...

The Sun is an incandescent but benevolent dictator. For billions of years, it’s kept our star system well organized through the influence of its powerful gravity. All the planets revolve around it on ...

Astronomers have found that a weird space rock at the edge of the solar system is locked in a rhythmic dance with Neptune. The object, designated 2020 VN40, is part of a family of distant solar system ...

Jupiter is already the biggest planet by far in our solar system, but new research suggests it was somehow once even larger than it is now. Twice as large, in fact. To put that into context, those ...

Ever since Isaac Newton famously talked about gravity, its dominance as a force in our solar system has been well known. It's responsible for the orbits of the planets and their satellites, but there ...

Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) might be the brightest comet of the year, scientists predict.

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China advances plans for dual solar system boundary missions China has published coordinated papers outlining dual missions ...