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Vesta, the 2nd-largest asteroid in the solar system, may be a piece of a lost planet
Vesta, thought to be the second-largest asteroid in the solar system, could be a piece of an ancient, unknown planet, a new ...
If Planet Nine is out there, this telescope might actually find it
A powerful new observatory is the best hope yet for finding the elusive Planet 9, a large planet that some scientists say is hidden in our solar system.
Saturn: Facts about the ringed planet
With its beautiful rings, Saturn may be the most stunning planet in the solar system. It is the sixth planet from the sun and ...
Next candidate for ninth planet found at the edge of the solar system
The ongoing search for an additional planet at the solar system's edge has identified a new candidate, potentially ...
Giant Glowing Object Found Close To Solar System — What To Know
Scientists have unveiled an enormous gas cloud just 300 light-years from the solar system that measures about full 40 moons ...
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Curiosity rover finds largest carbon chains on Mars from 3.7 billion-year-old rock
NASA's Curiosity Rover has discovered long carbon chains on Mars. On Earth, molecules like these are overwhelmingly produced ...
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Geologists Stumble Upon Remains of Giant ‘Sea Monster’ in Mississippi, Likely the Largest Mosasaur Ever Identified in the State
Researchers uncovered one vertebra, and based on its size, they estimate the massive creature was at least 30 feet long when ...
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If Planet Nine is out there, this telescope might actually find it
"This is the 5th largest planet in our solar system, lurking out there, waiting to be found," the Caltech astronomer says. For about a decade, he and other researchers have been trying to prove ...