Astronomers have, for the first time, captured a detailed snapshot of planetary systems in an era long shrouded in mystery.

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China advances plans for dual solar system boundary missions China has published coordinated papers outlining dual missions ...

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What exists beneath the surface of Jupiter's icy moon, Callisto? This is what a recent study accepted by The Planetary ...

Electric vehicles could become economically competitive in many African countries before 2040. Off-grid solar solutions make ...

Earth may owe some of its properties to a nearby star that blew up just as the solar system was forming. This pattern, which saw a supernova bubble envelop the sun and shower it with cosmic rays, may ...

Far beyond Neptune, at the outer rim of our Solar System, astronomers have spotted what resembles a hidden “structure” or “band” of small worlds. The Kuiper Belt is a vast ring of icy bodies beyond ...