A newly identified Kuiper Belt trio, possibly only the second of its kind, could provide strong evidence that these distant ...
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The puzzle of predicting how three gravitationally bound bodies move in space has challenged mathematicians for centuries, ...
Most of the long-period comets in the Solar System come from the outer Oort Cloud. The inner region is much more stable. It's ...
Scientists have discovered a potential three-body system in the Kuiper Belt, the Altjira system, challenging planet-formation theories.
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Planet demographics reveal a puzzling lack of worlds in a certain size range throughout the galaxy F or centuries our solar ...
The inner Oort cloud, between 1,000 and 10,000 AU from the sun, displays a spiral formation with arms that extend 15,000 AU.
When scientists found one such meteorite embedded in the thick ice of Antarctica, they unlocked a time capsule carrying ...
W. M. Keck Observatory’s laser guide star adaptive optics (LGS AO) system uses a laser to create an artificial star to measure for atmospheric distortions. This results in sharp, high-resolution ...
A rare cosmic event will grace the night sky Friday. Astronomers are calling it a once-in-a-generation wonder as the next ...