An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit ...

NASA's Director of Planetary Science, Jim Green, discusses the Jan. 20 2016 Astronomical Journal science paper that points to ...

The potential discovery of a large planet beyond Neptune’s orbit could change everything we know about the Solar System.

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The system was found to have a PV efficiency of 9.9% and a hybrid light use efficiency of 9.05%, which the academics said is higher than the maximal theoretical photosynthetic efficiency of around 6%.

A six-planet alignment or parade will form an arc in the early night sky, peaking in it's visibility Jan. 17-18. We let you ...

19, 2024 — Scientists have unveiled groundbreaking research on the origins of lunar water, offering insights that could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar ...

About 99.9% of the material fell into the middle of the cloud and became the Sun. Once the centre became hot and dense enough it triggered nuclear fusion. Then visible light flooded the solar system ...

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The solar system is made up of the Sun (our nearest star) and the objects that orbit around it, including planets, asteroids and comets. Planets orbit the Sun in roughly circular paths ...