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NASA's Astronomers Reveal Red Giant Stars May Destroy Their Own Planets
This extreme expansion poses a serious threat to nearby planets. For example, when the Sun becomes a red giant in about 5 billion years, it will likely swallow Mercury and Venus.
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Mercury May Once Have Been As Large As Earth, Says Scientist
Mercury is known for its extremes, and a geologist from Italy recently found clues in Cyprus that point towards a different origin story for the Solar System's smallest planet.
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6 Planets Found In Synchronized Orbit May Help Solve Cosmic Puzzle
They are the most common type of planet observed in our Milky Way galaxy - two to three times the diameter of Earth but smaller than Neptune, and orbiting closer to their stars than our solar system's innermost planet Mercury does to the sun.
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Amitabh Bachchan Shares Video Of 5 Planets Aligned In Straight Line, Internet Amazed
In the video, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus are all aligned in a straight line.
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These 5 Planets Will Align Across The Night Sky On March 28
Jupiter and Mercury will be located closer to the horizon, Venus and Uranus will appear higher up and Mars will shine near the moon.
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Study Claims Sun Will Devour Mercury, Venus And Earth, Explains How
The researchers clarified that the process of "planetary engulfment" is common in the life cycle of star systems.
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Five Planets Align in Rare Occurrence, Earth’s Moon to Join the Formation This Week
Stargazers may want to glue their eyes to the night sky this week as a stellar formation of celestial bodies is set to take place. In a rare occurrence, five planets will appear aligned in order in the predawn sky along with the moon.
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Five Planets to Line Up in Sky This Month in Rare Conjunction, Will Be Visible With Naked Eyes: How to Watch
The spectacular celestial show will be visible towards the eastern horizon just before the Sun rises and obscures the view. Those living in the Northern Hemisphere will have to look towards the east and the south. Those in the Southern Hemisphere should look towards the east and the north for the delightful view.
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BepiColombo Space Probe Makes First Venus Fly-by on Way to Mercury
A spacecraft bound for Mercury swung by Venus on Thursday, using Earth's neighbour to adjust its course on the way to the solar system’s smallest and innermost planet. .
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Blue Planet: French Study Proposes New Origin Theory for Earth's Water
A French team reported in the journal Science they had identified which space rocks were responsible for water on Earth, and suggested our planet has been wet ever since it formed.
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5 Planets Can Be Seen Without Telescope Next Week From Hyderabad
In the coming week, a unique phenomenon will take place when five planets will be seen with naked eyes from several parts of the earth, a Hyderabad-based scientist said on Sunday.
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Mercury-Bound Spacecraft Swings by Earth, Beams Back Pictures
A Mercury-bound spacecraft swooped past Earth on Friday, tweaking its roundabout path to the solar system’s smallest and innermost planet.
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Mercury To Glide Across Sun On November 11
Planet Mercury will pass directly between Earth and the Sun on November 11, staging a rare celestial show.
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Scientists Discover Exoplanet Twice as Big as Earth
The exoplanet Wolf 503b is in the Virgo constellation and it orbits its star every six days and is thus very close to it, about 10 times closer than Mercury is to the Sun.
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Earth's Carbon Came From Smash Up With Mercury-Like Planet
Most of the Earth's life-giving carbon may have come from a collision about 4.4 billion years ago between our planet and an embryonic planet similar to Mercury, scientists, including one of Indian origin, have found.
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NASA's Astronomers Reveal Red Giant Stars May Destroy Their Own Planets
This extreme expansion poses a serious threat to nearby planets. For example, when the Sun becomes a red giant in about 5 billion years, it will likely swallow Mercury and Venus.
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Mercury May Once Have Been As Large As Earth, Says Scientist
Mercury is known for its extremes, and a geologist from Italy recently found clues in Cyprus that point towards a different origin story for the Solar System's smallest planet.
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6 Planets Found In Synchronized Orbit May Help Solve Cosmic Puzzle
They are the most common type of planet observed in our Milky Way galaxy - two to three times the diameter of Earth but smaller than Neptune, and orbiting closer to their stars than our solar system's innermost planet Mercury does to the sun.
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Amitabh Bachchan Shares Video Of 5 Planets Aligned In Straight Line, Internet Amazed
In the video, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus are all aligned in a straight line.
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These 5 Planets Will Align Across The Night Sky On March 28
Jupiter and Mercury will be located closer to the horizon, Venus and Uranus will appear higher up and Mars will shine near the moon.
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Study Claims Sun Will Devour Mercury, Venus And Earth, Explains How
The researchers clarified that the process of "planetary engulfment" is common in the life cycle of star systems.
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Five Planets Align in Rare Occurrence, Earth’s Moon to Join the Formation This Week
Stargazers may want to glue their eyes to the night sky this week as a stellar formation of celestial bodies is set to take place. In a rare occurrence, five planets will appear aligned in order in the predawn sky along with the moon.
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Five Planets to Line Up in Sky This Month in Rare Conjunction, Will Be Visible With Naked Eyes: How to Watch
The spectacular celestial show will be visible towards the eastern horizon just before the Sun rises and obscures the view. Those living in the Northern Hemisphere will have to look towards the east and the south. Those in the Southern Hemisphere should look towards the east and the north for the delightful view.
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BepiColombo Space Probe Makes First Venus Fly-by on Way to Mercury
A spacecraft bound for Mercury swung by Venus on Thursday, using Earth's neighbour to adjust its course on the way to the solar system’s smallest and innermost planet. .
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Blue Planet: French Study Proposes New Origin Theory for Earth's Water
A French team reported in the journal Science they had identified which space rocks were responsible for water on Earth, and suggested our planet has been wet ever since it formed.
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5 Planets Can Be Seen Without Telescope Next Week From Hyderabad
In the coming week, a unique phenomenon will take place when five planets will be seen with naked eyes from several parts of the earth, a Hyderabad-based scientist said on Sunday.
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Mercury-Bound Spacecraft Swings by Earth, Beams Back Pictures
A Mercury-bound spacecraft swooped past Earth on Friday, tweaking its roundabout path to the solar system’s smallest and innermost planet.
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Mercury To Glide Across Sun On November 11
Planet Mercury will pass directly between Earth and the Sun on November 11, staging a rare celestial show.
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Scientists Discover Exoplanet Twice as Big as Earth
The exoplanet Wolf 503b is in the Virgo constellation and it orbits its star every six days and is thus very close to it, about 10 times closer than Mercury is to the Sun.
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Earth's Carbon Came From Smash Up With Mercury-Like Planet
Most of the Earth's life-giving carbon may have come from a collision about 4.4 billion years ago between our planet and an embryonic planet similar to Mercury, scientists, including one of Indian origin, have found.
