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    Read more about the article Planet 9 – is there something BIG in the outer Solar System?
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    Planet 9 – is there something BIG in the outer Solar System?

    Note: A post from my work blog - original here. There’s something strange going on with the planets on the outer edge of the Solar System…. For centuries, astronomers have…

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    July 3, 2024
    Read more about the article “Building Blocks of Life” Discovered in Meteorite That Crash Landed in England
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    “Building Blocks of Life” Discovered in Meteorite That Crash Landed in England

    New research has been published on the organic analysis of the Winchcombe meteorite which crashed landed onto a driveway in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England in 2021. The research, led by Dr.…

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    March 8, 2023
    Read more about the article Unexpected New Ring System Discovered in Our Own Solar System
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    Unexpected New Ring System Discovered in Our Own Solar System

    A new ring system in the Solar System? Plus it's beyond the Roche Limit - which will mean a re-think of our understanding of orbital bodies. ESA’s Cheops finds an…

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    February 9, 2023
    Read more about the article ‘Planet killer’ asteroid found hiding in sun’s glare
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    ‘Planet killer’ asteroid found hiding in sun’s glare

    Is this isn't a worry, I don't know what is! Astronomers have discovered a giant asteroid hiding in the glare of the sun that might one day cross paths with…

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    November 1, 2022
    Read more about the article Diagnosing Neptune’s Chilly Summer
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    Diagnosing Neptune’s Chilly Summer

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    May 7, 2022
    Read more about the article Astronomers capture surprising changes in Neptune’s temperatures
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    Astronomers capture surprising changes in Neptune’s temperatures

    An international team of astronomers have used ground-based telescopes, including the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT), to track Neptune's atmospheric temperatures over a 17-year period. They found…

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    April 12, 2022
    Read more about the article SwRI instruments aboard Rosetta help detect unexpected ultraviolet aurora at a comet
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    SwRI instruments aboard Rosetta help detect unexpected ultraviolet aurora at a comet

      SwRI instruments aboard Rosetta help detect unexpected ultraviolet aurora at a comet   Data from Southwest Research Institute-led instruments aboard ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft have helped reveal auroral emissions in…

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    September 22, 2020
    Read more about the article Lucy: The First Mission to the Trojan Asteroids
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    Lucy: The First Mission to the Trojan Asteroids

    Lucy: The First Mission to the Trojan Asteroids Time capsules from the birth of our Solar System more than 4 billion years ago, the swarms of Trojan asteroids associated with…

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    September 4, 2020

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