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The Star Wars “Tatooine” Problem: Why Double-Sun Planets Are So RareWhile binary stars are common, planets orbiting two suns, like Tatooine, are rare. Complex gravitational forces in these systems hinder pla...
3I/ATLAS on Hyperbolic trajectory: Is the Interstellar comet moving too fast towards Earth? What has NASA said about its journeyNASA confirmed that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is not originating from our solar system due to its hyperbolic trajectory, indicating i...
What is 2025 PN7, Earth’s new quasi-moon staying until 2083, its importance and and is it a threat to usAstronomers identified asteroid 2025 PN7 as a quasi-moon of Earth in 2025, a rare celestial companion sharing Earth's solar orbit. This nea...
Three 'invisible' city-killer asteroids could strike earth within weeks, scientists warn- here’s all about themAstronomers are warning about three massive asteroids orbiting Venus with unstable paths that could potentially strike Earth within weeks. ...
2017 OF201: All about the new planet found beyond PlutoAstronomers have found a new minor planet beyond Pluto. This object, named 2017 OF201, is quite large. It orbits far from the Sun. This dis...
Indian researchers discover new exoplanet TOI-6038A b. Here's all about itIndian researchers have discovered a dense sub-Saturn exoplanet, TOI-6038A b, which is 78.5 times the mass of Earth. This exoplanet orbits ...
Our planet is about to reach its greatest distance from the sunLearn about Earth's upcoming aphelion, where it reaches its greatest distance from the sun. Explore the impact of elliptical orbits and gra...
Third of Milky Way's most common planets could harbour life: StudyA study based on latest telescope data and published by the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showed that one-third o...
Russia to quit International Space Station 'after 2024'The announcement comes as tensions rage between the Kremlin and the West over Moscow's military intervention in Ukraine and several rounds ...
Hubble spots strange binary asteroid with comet-like featuresAsteroids and comets are believed to be ancient remnants of the earliest years of the formation of our solar system more than four billion ...
Twin stars hosting three giant planets foundThe findings may help explain the influence that giant planets like Jupiter have over a solar system's architecture, researchers said.
Two new 'worlds' discovered beyond NeptuneThis latest discovery is based on observations made with the Subaru Telescope in Hawai'i and Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory telesc...
Most eccentric planet spotted 117 light-years from EarthResearchers have spotted an extrasolar planet, about 117 light-years from Earth, that boasts the most eccentric orbit ever seen.
Evidence of ninth planet in solar system found, nicknamed 'Planet Nine'Our solar system may host a ninth planet nicknamed Planet Nine that is 10 times the mass of the Earth and takes up to 20,000 years to orbit...
Giant asteroid to whizz past Earth on October 31A potentially hazardous giant asteroid with an 'extremely eccentric' orbit is set to fly past the Earth on October 31 at over 125,529 kilom...
Astronomers discover young solar system around nearby starAn international team used the Gemini South telescope to capture images that show a ring-like disk of debris surrounding a Sun-like star.
Earth's orbit may have caused ancient hot spells: StudyA new study has found that cycles in Earth's orbit could be blamed for those ancient heat waves that raised the surface temperature by five...