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Why Do NASA's Voyager Spacecraft Sometimes Get Closer To Earth, As They Head Out Of The Solar System?Voyager 1 (artist concept)

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Why Do NASA's Voyager Spacecraft Sometimes Get Closer To Earth, As They Head Out Of The Solar System?Voyager 1 (artist concept)
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Why Do NASA's Voyager Spacecraft Sometimes Get Closer To Earth, As They Head Out Of The Solar System?

clock-iconDecember 11, 2025
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Sun’s Ancient Encounter With Two Hot Stars Left A Legacy In The Solar System’s NeighborhoodMap of the local interstellar clouds and their direction of movement, along with some notable stars.

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Sun’s Ancient Encounter With Two Hot Stars Left A Legacy In The Solar System’s NeighborhoodMap of the local interstellar clouds and their direction of movement, along with some notable stars.
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Sun’s Ancient Encounter With Two Hot Stars Left A Legacy In The Solar System’s Neighborhood

clock-iconDecember 2, 2025
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A "Very Old, Undisturbed Structure" May Have Been Discovered Beyond The Orbit Of Neptune, 43 AU From The SunKuiper belt objects captured by Hubble.

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A "Very Old, Undisturbed Structure" May Have Been Discovered Beyond The Orbit Of Neptune, 43 AU From The SunKuiper belt objects captured by Hubble.
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A "Very Old, Undisturbed Structure" May Have Been Discovered Beyond The Orbit Of Neptune, 43 AU From The Sun

clock-iconNovember 20, 2025
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The Solar System Might Be Moving Faster Than Expected – Or There’s Something Off With The Universean oval showing the whole sky. An s-shape sit in the middle. The lowest left area is blue and getting bluer, the top right area is red getting redder. also in the middle the plane of the Milky Way as a dark red feature.

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The Solar System Might Be Moving Faster Than Expected – Or There’s Something Off With The Universean oval showing the whole sky. An s-shape sit in the middle. The lowest left area is blue and getting bluer, the top right area is red getting redder. also in the middle the plane of the Milky Way as a dark red feature.
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The Solar System Might Be Moving Faster Than Expected – Or There’s Something Off With The Universe

clock-iconNovember 19, 2025
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Professor Of Astronomy Explains Why You Can't Fire Your Enemies Straight Into The SunThe Parker Solar Probe approaching the Sun (artist impression).

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Professor Of Astronomy Explains Why You Can't Fire Your Enemies Straight Into The SunThe Parker Solar Probe approaching the Sun (artist impression).
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Professor Of Astronomy Explains Why You Can't Fire Your Enemies Straight Into The Sun

clock-iconNovember 18, 2025
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Flat-Earthers Proved Wrong Using A Security Camera And A GarageA garage door.

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Flat-Earthers Proved Wrong Using A Security Camera And A GarageA garage door.
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Flat-Earthers Proved Wrong Using A Security Camera And A Garage

clock-iconOctober 14, 2025
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Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Appeared To Turn From Red To Green. Why?A stock image of a generic green comet in space.

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Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Appeared To Turn From Red To Green. Why?A stock image of a generic green comet in space.
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Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Appeared To Turn From Red To Green. Why?

clock-iconSeptember 26, 2025
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How Do You Age A Gas Giant? Jupiter's Age Revealed By "Molten Rock Raindrops"Round chondrules seen in the Allende meteorite.

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How Do You Age A Gas Giant? Jupiter's Age Revealed By "Molten Rock Raindrops"Round chondrules seen in the Allende meteorite.
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How Do You Age A Gas Giant? Jupiter's Age Revealed By "Molten Rock Raindrops"

clock-iconAugust 27, 2025

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An "Encounter" With Something From Outside Our Solar System May Have Cooled Earth In A Big WayThe heliosphere shields us against interstellar medium.

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An "Encounter" With Something From Outside Our Solar System May Have Cooled Earth In A Big WayThe heliosphere shields us against interstellar medium.
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An "Encounter" With Something From Outside Our Solar System May Have Cooled Earth In A Big Way

clock-iconAugust 6, 2025
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Voyager Will Reach A Hypothetical Region In 300 Years – And Will Take 30,000 Years To Go Through ItThe Voyager spacecraft in space (artist depiction).

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Voyager Will Reach A Hypothetical Region In 300 Years – And Will Take 30,000 Years To Go Through ItThe Voyager spacecraft in space (artist depiction).
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Voyager Will Reach A Hypothetical Region In 300 Years – And Will Take 30,000 Years To Go Through It

clock-iconAugust 5, 2025
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"Something Extraordinary Occurred": A New 380-Kilometer World Has Been Found In Our Solar SystemNew trans-Neptunian object Ammonite spotted by telescope.

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"Something Extraordinary Occurred": A New 380-Kilometer World Has Been Found In Our Solar SystemNew trans-Neptunian object Ammonite spotted by telescope.
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"Something Extraordinary Occurred": A New 380-Kilometer World Has Been Found In Our Solar System

clock-iconJuly 16, 2025
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Northwest Africa 12264: Ancient Meteorite May Change Our Timeline Of The Solar SystemA protoplanet forming around a star (illustration).

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Northwest Africa 12264: Ancient Meteorite May Change Our Timeline Of The Solar SystemA protoplanet forming around a star (illustration).
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Northwest Africa 12264: Ancient Meteorite May Change Our Timeline Of The Solar System

clock-iconJuly 16, 2025
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"Something Unknown Is At Work Here": Unexpected Results From NASA Mission To Deflect AsteroidImages from NASA's DART mission to deflect an asteroid.

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"Something Unknown Is At Work Here": Unexpected Results From NASA Mission To Deflect AsteroidImages from NASA's DART mission to deflect an asteroid.
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"Something Unknown Is At Work Here": Unexpected Results From NASA Mission To Deflect Asteroid

clock-iconJuly 9, 2025
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How Fast Does A Spacecraft Need To Go To Escape The Solar System?New horizon is a triangular spacecraf with a wide antenna point away from the viewer. A photo of the milky way band is in the background.

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How Fast Does A Spacecraft Need To Go To Escape The Solar System?New horizon is a triangular spacecraf with a wide antenna point away from the viewer. A photo of the milky way band is in the background.
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How Fast Does A Spacecraft Need To Go To Escape The Solar System?

clock-iconJuly 4, 2025
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Direct Fusion Drive Could Take Us To Sedna During Its Closest Approach In 11,000 YearsSedna, first discovered in 2003.

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Direct Fusion Drive Could Take Us To Sedna During Its Closest Approach In 11,000 YearsSedna, first discovered in 2003.
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Direct Fusion Drive Could Take Us To Sedna During Its Closest Approach In 11,000 Years

clock-iconJune 30, 2025
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