Astronomers have observed a planetary system that challenges current planet formation theories, with a rocky planet that formed beyond the orbits of...
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Planetary scientists are suggesting a new definition of what makes a planet, aiming to replace the old, sun-focused criteria. The current definition, set by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2006, states that a planet must orbit the sun within our solar system. However, scientists have discovered many planets orbiting stars outside our solar system. […]
Astronomers have observed a planetary system that challenges current planet formation theories, with a rocky planet that formed beyond the orbits of...
Astronomers have observed a planetary system that challenges current planet formation theories, with a rocky planet that formed beyond the orbits of...
Astronomers have detected a smelly gas best known for the odor of rotten eggs—hydrogen sulfide—in the atmospheres of four giant planets far beyond...
A new 3D map of Uranus is shedding light on one of the solar system's most mysterious planets. ......
A new 3D map of Uranus is shedding light on one of the solar system's most mysterious planets. ......
Astronomers have observed a planetary system that challenges current planet formation theories, with a rocky planet that formed beyond the orbits of...
It would be understandable if you stopped thinking as much about Pluto after it was “demoted” from being considered one of the nine...
It would be understandable if you stopped thinking as much about Pluto after it was “demoted” from being considered one of the nine...
A hidden swarm within our solar system.
According to NASA, planetary alignments occur because all the major planets orbit the sun on roughly the same flat plane, known as the ecliptic. From...