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The fall equinox is a significant event in any tipped planet's life. Seasons are caused by a planet's tilted axis. Those which orbit the sun standing nearly straight up and down with little to no ...
Titan's shadow will fall on Saturn in the early hours of Sept. 20, one day before the world shines at opposition in Earth's ...
It is similar in size to Earth and completes a full orbit around its star in just six days. Scientists believe that the ...
Scientists have found thousands of planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets, throughout the galaxy. This artist’s ...
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The Carruthers Geocorona Observatory is the first mission focused on studying changes in the exosphere, the Earth’s outermost ...
Scientists say this does not include more than 8,000 additional candidate planets awaiting confirmation. The post NASA ...
For decades, astronomers have wondered whether Earth-like planets are rare gems or commonplace across the stars. Recent ...
Analysis by researchers at the University of Bern suggests that water and other volatile compounds arrived on Earth from ...
Earth will move between Saturn and the sun this weekend, offering prime views of Saturn in what's known as "opposition." Here's what to know.
His new book makes the case for going big on solar power—and abandons climate angst for ecomodernist optimism.