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James Webb Telescope Detects Frozen Water In Young Star System For The First Time
This finding has opened up new avenues for understanding the early universe and the origins of water on our planet
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"Crash Icy Asteroids Into Mars": Scientist's Plan To Make Mars Liveable For Humans
Dr Leszek Czechowski proposes a radical approach to terraform Mars by crashing asteroids into the planet.
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New "Kiss-and-Capture" Theory Explains Pluto's Formation of Largest Moon, Charon
A new theory proposes that Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, was formed billions of years ago through a rare "kiss-and-capture" collision in the Kuiper Belt. This process involves two icy bodies briefly merging and then separating, leaving Charon in a stable orbit around Pluto. Unlike traditional collision models, this event challenges previous theor...
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Discovery of Hidden Ninth Planet in Solar System Could Reshape Astronomy, Claims New Study
Scientists are exploring the possibility of a hidden ninth planet in our solar system. The planet, dubbed Planet Nine, is believed to exist beyond Neptune in the Kuiper Belt. Researchers have noticed unusual gravitational effects on distant objects in this region, which may be influenced by the presence of a large, unseen planet. While it has not b...
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New Group of Distant Objects Suggests Our Solar System May Have a Second Kuiper Belt
Astronomers have discovered 11 objects beyond the Kuiper Belt, suggesting the existence of a second belt, dubbed "Kuiper Belt 2." Located between 70 and 90 AU from the sun, this new region could redefine our understanding of the solar system's size and structure. The discovery was made using the Subaru telescope in collaboration with NASA’s New H...
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Arrokoth, A Distant Red Object In Kuiper Belt, Is Rich In Sugars: Study
Researchers found that Arrokoth has a distinctive reddish colour, which is linked to the presence of complex organic molecules.
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Mysterious Earth-Like Planet Hiding In The Solar System, Says Study
According to scientists, the possibility exists that an Earth-like planet may be concealed within the Kuiper Belt.
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Meet Arrokoth, The Most Distant Space Object Ever Seen Up Close
The bundle of ice and rock was discovered using a telescope operated in Maryland. It was studied up close by a spacecraft built in the same state. So when NASA scientists had to choose an official name for the most distant object they had ever explored, they borrowed a word from the original inhabitants of this region: Arrokoth, the Powhatan/Algonq...
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Most Distant Space Object Looks Like Man In Meditation
NASAs New Horizons mission team has published the first image of the farthest world ever explored -- a planetary building block and Kuiper Belt object clicked during New Years 2019 flyby of Ultima Thule which looks like a human being in deep meditation.
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NASA Says No Evidence of Atmosphere on Ultima Thule
New Horizons spacecraft has revealed that the distant Kuiper Belt object has no evidence of atmosphere.
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This Spacecraft Is En Route To Furthest Object Humans Have Ever Explored
The nerdiest New Year's party in the solar system is happening 4 billion miles from Earth, where a lone, intrepid explorer is en route to the furthest object humans have ever explored.
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NASA Has A New Year's Date With A Distant Space Rock: Here's How To Watch
When NASA chose a target for its New Horizons spacecraft that was farther than anything explored before, "Ultima Thule" seemed a fitting moniker. The far-flung space rock is an inhabitant of the Kuiper Belt, the ring of debris that encircles the icy outer reaches of solar system.
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NASA Space Probe Detects An 'Icy' Anomaly. Billion Kilometres Past Pluto
Just days ahead of its New Year's 2019 close encounter, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has detected an anomaly related to its next flyby target -- an icy world a billion kilometres past Pluto and more than 6.5 billion km from Earth.
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NASA's New Horizons Spots Kuiper Belt Object as Next Flyby Target From Over 160 Million Kilometres Away
The New Horizons probe is set to encounter the Kuiper Belt object - nicknamed Ultima Thule - on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, 2019.
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NASA's New Horizons Snaps Images Farther From Earth Than Any Spacecraft in History
New Horizons was even farther from home than NASA's Voyager 1 when it captured the famous "Pale Blue Dot" image of Earth.
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James Webb Telescope Detects Frozen Water In Young Star System For The First Time
This finding has opened up new avenues for understanding the early universe and the origins of water on our planet
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"Crash Icy Asteroids Into Mars": Scientist's Plan To Make Mars Liveable For Humans
Dr Leszek Czechowski proposes a radical approach to terraform Mars by crashing asteroids into the planet.
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New "Kiss-and-Capture" Theory Explains Pluto's Formation of Largest Moon, Charon
A new theory proposes that Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, was formed billions of years ago through a rare "kiss-and-capture" collision in the Kuiper Belt. This process involves two icy bodies briefly merging and then separating, leaving Charon in a stable orbit around Pluto. Unlike traditional collision models, this event challenges previous theor...
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Discovery of Hidden Ninth Planet in Solar System Could Reshape Astronomy, Claims New Study
Scientists are exploring the possibility of a hidden ninth planet in our solar system. The planet, dubbed Planet Nine, is believed to exist beyond Neptune in the Kuiper Belt. Researchers have noticed unusual gravitational effects on distant objects in this region, which may be influenced by the presence of a large, unseen planet. While it has not b...
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New Group of Distant Objects Suggests Our Solar System May Have a Second Kuiper Belt
Astronomers have discovered 11 objects beyond the Kuiper Belt, suggesting the existence of a second belt, dubbed "Kuiper Belt 2." Located between 70 and 90 AU from the sun, this new region could redefine our understanding of the solar system's size and structure. The discovery was made using the Subaru telescope in collaboration with NASA’s New H...
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Arrokoth, A Distant Red Object In Kuiper Belt, Is Rich In Sugars: Study
Researchers found that Arrokoth has a distinctive reddish colour, which is linked to the presence of complex organic molecules.
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Mysterious Earth-Like Planet Hiding In The Solar System, Says Study
According to scientists, the possibility exists that an Earth-like planet may be concealed within the Kuiper Belt.
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Meet Arrokoth, The Most Distant Space Object Ever Seen Up Close
The bundle of ice and rock was discovered using a telescope operated in Maryland. It was studied up close by a spacecraft built in the same state. So when NASA scientists had to choose an official name for the most distant object they had ever explored, they borrowed a word from the original inhabitants of this region: Arrokoth, the Powhatan/Algonq...
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Most Distant Space Object Looks Like Man In Meditation
NASAs New Horizons mission team has published the first image of the farthest world ever explored -- a planetary building block and Kuiper Belt object clicked during New Years 2019 flyby of Ultima Thule which looks like a human being in deep meditation.
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NASA Says No Evidence of Atmosphere on Ultima Thule
New Horizons spacecraft has revealed that the distant Kuiper Belt object has no evidence of atmosphere.
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This Spacecraft Is En Route To Furthest Object Humans Have Ever Explored
The nerdiest New Year's party in the solar system is happening 4 billion miles from Earth, where a lone, intrepid explorer is en route to the furthest object humans have ever explored.
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NASA Has A New Year's Date With A Distant Space Rock: Here's How To Watch
When NASA chose a target for its New Horizons spacecraft that was farther than anything explored before, "Ultima Thule" seemed a fitting moniker. The far-flung space rock is an inhabitant of the Kuiper Belt, the ring of debris that encircles the icy outer reaches of solar system.
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NASA Space Probe Detects An 'Icy' Anomaly. Billion Kilometres Past Pluto
Just days ahead of its New Year's 2019 close encounter, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has detected an anomaly related to its next flyby target -- an icy world a billion kilometres past Pluto and more than 6.5 billion km from Earth.
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NASA's New Horizons Spots Kuiper Belt Object as Next Flyby Target From Over 160 Million Kilometres Away
The New Horizons probe is set to encounter the Kuiper Belt object - nicknamed Ultima Thule - on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, 2019.
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NASA's New Horizons Snaps Images Farther From Earth Than Any Spacecraft in History
New Horizons was even farther from home than NASA's Voyager 1 when it captured the famous "Pale Blue Dot" image of Earth.
