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The Sun's habitable zone as a red giant

When the Sun becomes a red giant, will the outer planets and moons become more temperate?

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Have astronomers found Planet Nine?

Vesta is simpler inside than previously thought

Illustration of the main belt of asteroids

Was there ever a planet between Mars and Jupiter?

Kepler-11 system

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Our solar system is not as unusual as we thought

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Martian moon caught on camera during Hera flyby

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Could Mars’ red color have formed under wet conditions?

DSCOVR image of Earth and Moon

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How much less would you weigh on the Moon than on Earth?

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Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission launches to the Moon

Scientists have discovered a 3-billion-year-old beach buried on Mars

lightning in the sky

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Lightning strikes link weather on Earth and weather in space

Asteroid 2024 YR4’s odds of hitting Earth in 2032 are now effectively zero