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Possible Interstellar Object Spotted Zooming Through Solar System

An object that appears to be from beyond our Solar System has been spotted hurtling towards the Sun, which if confirmed would be the third visitor from the stars ever detected, the European Space Agency said Wednesday.

International Business Times

Astronomers track object that may have originated outside the solar system

Astronomers are monitoring an object headed our way that may have wandered over from another star system

The Independent UK

Astronomers spot potential 'interstellar visitor' shooting through the solar system toward Earth

A newly discovered object, dubbed A11pl3Z, appears to be moving too fast and straight to have originated in the solar system. If confirmed, it will be the third interstellar visitor ever spotted.

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'Like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice': How a surprise mineral could change the history of asteroid Ryugu

"Its occurrence is like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice – indicating either an unexpected local environment or long-distance transport in the early solar system."

Space

Astronomers discover the largest comet from the outskirts of the solar system is exploding with jets of gas

The monsterous 85-mile-wide comet C/2014 UN271 isn't just the largest icy rock in the Oort Cloud, it's the second most distant that is chemically active.

Space

The Earth could be soon flung out of orbit or into the sun - all thanks to a passing star

Either way, the sun is likely slated to consume Earth in billions of years

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Michael Lachmann obituary

Television documentary producer and director who collaborated with Brian Cox on Wonders of the Solar System

The Guardian - UK

This 'tediously accurate' map of our solar system with the moon scaled to a single pixel would still take 665 monitors laid end-to-end to show all at once

We all know that space is mostly just space, but do we really feel it in our guts?

PC Gamer

James Webb telescope discovers 'a new kind of climate' on Pluto, unlike anything else in our solar system

New James Webb Space Telescope data reveal Pluto's high-altitude haze is a key driver of the climate on the dwarf planet, offering clues to Earth's ancient atmosphere.

LiveScience

NASA's PUNCH delivers knockout views of colossal solar storms erupting from sun (video)

"These first images are astonishing, but the best is still yet to come."

Space

The sun: Facts about the bright star at the center of the solar system

Discover interesting facts about the sun, the solar system's central star that supports all life on Earth.

LiveScience

Catch Jupiter and Mercury side by side in the evening sky this week

The solar system's largest and smallest planets will greet one another in the eastern sky.

Space

Astronomers stunned as giant planet challenges what we know about space

The discovery marks the smallest-known star to host such a large planet

The Independent UK

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When the sun dies, could life survive on the Jupiter ocean moon Europa?

New research suggests there may be a narrow window of possibility for life to persist on the icy moons of the outer solar system.

The Independent UK

Scientists solve solar system mystery after freak accident at planetarium show

The Oort Cloud’s true shape has remained elusive to scientists until now

Space

Scientists found a possible new dwarf planet — it could spell bad news for Planet 9 fans

A newly found object could be a dwarf planet that contradicts the Planet Nine hypothesis.

International Business Times

The Hunt For Mysterious 'Planet Nine' Offers Up A Surprise

It's an evocative idea that has long bedevilled scientists: a huge and mysterious planet is lurking in the darkness at the edge of our solar system, evading all our efforts to spot it.

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The Conversation

Is the bar higher for scientific claims of alien life?

The search for extraterrestrial life has long gone back and forth between scientific curiosity, public fascination and outright scepticism. Recently, scientists claimed the “strongest evidence” of life on a distant exoplanet – a world outside our solar system.

LiveScience

Aliens: Facts about extraterrestrial life and how scientists are looking for it

Discover interesting facts about where alien life forms are likely to exist, and what they look like.

LiveScience

James Webb telescope discovers frozen water around a distant, sunlike star

The discovery of water ice around a distant star is allowing scientists to study how the key ingredient for life is delivered to young planets beyond our solar system.

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Scientists have discovered a new dwarf planet in our solar system, far beyond the orbit of Neptune

Astronomers have announced the discovery of a new dwarf planet in our solar system, named 2017 OF201. Located far beyond Neptune, it orbits the sun every 25,000 years.

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Jupiter is shrinking and used to be twice as big, mind-boggling study reveals

Astronomers have calculated that the gas giant Jupiter used to be twice as big as it is now, based on the odd orbits of two of its many moons.

Space

Jupiter used to be twice as big as it is now — it could have held 2,000 Earths

A new study reveals early Jupiter was twice its current size with a magnetic field 50 times stronger.

The Conversation

In what order did the planets in our solar system form?

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