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Astronomers Discover "Inside-Out" Planetary System With Rocky World Beyond Gas Planets, Challenging Formation Theories
Since the 1990s, scientists have discovered approximately 6,100 planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets.
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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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700-Metre Asteroid Hides Inside Venus's Orbit, Completes Sun Circle In 128 Days
A fast-orbiting, 700-metre asteroid discovered within Venus's orbit highlights hidden near-Sun populations and underscores the difficulty of spotting potentially hazardous space rocks.
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Stunning Images Of Mercury's Surface Captured By ESA Spacecraft
Barely larger than our own Moon, Mercury orbits precariously close to the Sun at an average distance of roughly 58 million kilometres.
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Mark Your Calendar for Aug 24 to Witness a Stunning Planet Parade Featuring 6 Planets in the Sky
On August 24, skywatchers will be treated to an impressive planetary parade featuring six planets: Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury. This alignment, occurring in the early morning hours, will provide a unique viewing opportunity. In the US, the best time to catch the spectacle is between 5:45 a.m. ET and sunrise at 6:15 a.m. ET. ...
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Heatwave Continues In East, South; Telangana To Hit 45 Degrees Soon
As vast swathes of east and south India continued to bake under the scorching sun on Thursday, with the mercury in two Telangana districts hitting the 44 degrees Celsius mark.
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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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Mercury Is Still Shrinking And It's Giving The Planet Wrinkles: Study
A new planetary research has suggested that the planet Mercury is still shrinking and getting more wrinkles as it does.
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Watch: Mercury Filmed Crossing Face Of Sun By The Solar Orbiter
This transit happens when a smaller object, like the moon or a planet, passes in front of a star and dims some of its light.
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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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Astronomers Discover "Inside-Out" Planetary System With Rocky World Beyond Gas Planets, Challenging Formation Theories
Since the 1990s, scientists have discovered approximately 6,100 planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets.
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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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700-Metre Asteroid Hides Inside Venus's Orbit, Completes Sun Circle In 128 Days
A fast-orbiting, 700-metre asteroid discovered within Venus's orbit highlights hidden near-Sun populations and underscores the difficulty of spotting potentially hazardous space rocks.
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Stunning Images Of Mercury's Surface Captured By ESA Spacecraft
Barely larger than our own Moon, Mercury orbits precariously close to the Sun at an average distance of roughly 58 million kilometres.
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Mark Your Calendar for Aug 24 to Witness a Stunning Planet Parade Featuring 6 Planets in the Sky
On August 24, skywatchers will be treated to an impressive planetary parade featuring six planets: Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury. This alignment, occurring in the early morning hours, will provide a unique viewing opportunity. In the US, the best time to catch the spectacle is between 5:45 a.m. ET and sunrise at 6:15 a.m. ET. ...
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Heatwave Continues In East, South; Telangana To Hit 45 Degrees Soon
As vast swathes of east and south India continued to bake under the scorching sun on Thursday, with the mercury in two Telangana districts hitting the 44 degrees Celsius mark.
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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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Mercury Is Still Shrinking And It's Giving The Planet Wrinkles: Study
A new planetary research has suggested that the planet Mercury is still shrinking and getting more wrinkles as it does.
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Watch: Mercury Filmed Crossing Face Of Sun By The Solar Orbiter
This transit happens when a smaller object, like the moon or a planet, passes in front of a star and dims some of its light.
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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.
