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Space.com on MSNWhy are our solar system planets tilted? These warped exoplanet-forming disks may offer clues
Most planet-forming disks have warps that can lead to planets on inclined orbits, which could explain where the tilt of Earth's orbit came from.
Astronomers propose a new hypothetical planet, Planet Y, beyond Neptune, based on observed orbital anomalies in the Kuiper ...
A Jupiter-like planet has been found orbiting a young sun-like star in a solar system far away in what is a potentially groundbreaking discovery. The planet, named WISPIT 2b, is believed to be a 5 ...
Astronomers have picked up evidence of an Earth-sized world, distinct from the previously hypothesised Planet Nine and Planet ...
A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday. Located about 120 light years away, the exoplanet appears to take an unusual path ...
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Live Science on MSNHow many moons are in the solar system?
The solar system has many more moons than the one we can see in the sky. But how many do we actually know about? And how many ...
For the dwarf planet candidate, one trip around the sun takes over 24,000 years. Its orbit challenges a proposed path for a hypothetical Planet Nine.
Scientists know of over a dozen planets that orbit two stars like the fictional “Star Wars” scorching desert planet Tatooine with double sunsets that Luke Skywalker calls home.
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