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Astronomers discover strange solar system body dancing in sync with Neptune: 'Like finding a hidden rhythm in a song'

Astronomers have discovered an object at the edge of the solar system that is locked in a strange rhythmic dance with the ice giant Neptune.

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In a cosmic first, astronomers spot a new planet system being born around an alien star

Astronomers spotted a baby star displaying the very first signs of planet formation in the zone surrounding it, similar to how our own solar system was born.

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The Vera Rubin Observatory could find dozens of interstellar objects

As astronomers rush to study a newly discovered comet from beyond our solar system, a powerful new observatory may turn rare interstellar sightings into routine events.

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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS transforms into a giant 'cosmic rainbow' in trippy new telescope image

New photos, including a striking technicolor timelapse, show off the newly discovered interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it shoots toward us through the solar system.

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Telescope spies rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zooming through our solar system (photos)

Astronomers unveiled a striking view of the new interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS on its journey toward the inner solar system.

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Astronomers discover a cosmic 'fossil' at the edge of our solar system. Is this bad news for 'Planet 9'?

Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope have discovered a strange new body in a weird orbit at the edge of the solar system, which could be bad news for Planet Nine theories.

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Photos: Astronomers capture the birth of planets around a baby sun outside our solar system

In a cosmic first, scientists identified signs of early planet formation by looking deep into the gas disk around a baby star far outside our solar system.

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Scientists witness birth of solar system in unique spectacle

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Scientists watch a solar system being born for the first ever time

Distant forming planets are like a picture of our solar system as a baby

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Astronomers capture the birth of planets around a baby sun outside our solar system

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming around a baby sun-like star

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Astronomers witness the birth of a planetary system for the 1st time (video)

Astronomers have witnessed the birth of an entirely new star system for the first time. The budding planets are forming around the infant star HOPS-315.

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'Interstellar visitor' 3I/ATLAS could be the oldest comet ever seen — and could grow a spectacular tail later this year

New simulations have narrowed down where the newly discovered interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS likely came from, revealing it could be more than 3 billion years older than the solar system.

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Astronomers are racing to study our solar system's newest 'interstellar visitor.' Here's why.

Astronomers have been given the rare opportunity to study an extrasolar object after the recent discovery of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Experts tell Live Science how they are planning to observe the cosmic visitor.

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Astronomers say new interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'very likely to be the oldest comet we have ever seen'

3I/ATLAS isn't just fascinating because it is the third interstellar visitor found in the solar system; new research suggests it's also the oldest comet ever seen, at over 7 billion years old.

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3I/ATLAS: Everything you need to know about the new 'interstellar visitor' shooting through the solar system

Astronomers have spotted a new interstellar object — the third of its kind ever seen — shooting towards us through the solar system. Here's everything you need to know about 3I/ATLAS.

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See interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zoom through solar system in new telescope imagery (video)

The European Southern Observatory has captured the clearest images yet of the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS as it moves inward through the solar system.

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See asteroid Donaldjohanson up close thanks to NASA's Lucy mission | Space photo of the day for July 7, 2025

On April 20th, NASA's Lucy was in the sky, not with diamonds, but with an asteroid.

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“Can You Outsmart A Pub Quiz Pro?”: Try To Get At Least 30/35 In This Random Trivia Challenge

This one is for anyone who likes their trivia a little all over the place. It’s a classic pub quiz setup - nothing too serious, just 35 questions about anything and everything. One minute you’re guessing a movie quote, the next you’re trying to remember how many planets are in…

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What are dwarf planets — and how many are there?

How many dwarf planets are there in our solar system? The recent discovery of 2017 OF201 makes the tally anywhere between five and 18, plus hundreds of potentially undiscovered ones, depending on whom you ask.

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Watch: Mysterious interstellar object passes through our solar system

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Watch as mysterious ‘interstellar’ object passes through the solar system

This is the moment a mysterious object that has come from interstellar space was spotted travelling through our solar system.

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Astronomers have spied an interstellar object zooming through the Solar System

This week, astronomers spotted the third known interstellar visitor to our Solar System.

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Astronomers have discovered another puzzling interstellar object − this third one is big, bright and fast

Astronomers manning an asteroid warning system caught a glimpse of a large, bright object zipping through the solar system late on July 1, 2025. The object’s potentially interstellar origins excited scientists across the globe, and the next morning, the European Space Agency confirmed that this object, first named A11pl3Z and…

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Watch newly discovered 'interstellar visitor' 3I/ATLAS shoot toward us in first livestream

You can see the recently identified "interstellar object" 3I/ATLAS shooting towards us through the solar system in a livestream from the Virtual Telescope Project.

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NASA confirms that mysterious object shooting through the solar system is an 'interstellar visitor' — and it has a new name

Experts have confirmed that the mysterious object hurtling towards us, previously dubbed A11pl3Z, is an "interstellar object." The cosmic interloper, officially named 3I/ATLAS, is only the third of its kind ever seen — and will shoot past Earth later this year.

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