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Over the next few days, astronomers will pull together evidence to determine whether the object is a comet.
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NASA has been studying the icy visitor with space telescopes including Hubble, Webb, and SPHEREx, as well as multiple other assets. The comet is on course to pass behind the Sun in late October, and venture past Jupiter in March 2026, on its way out of our solar system. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device.
Our solar system orbits the center of the galaxy at about 515,000 mph (828,000 kph). It takes about 230 million years to complete one orbit around the galactic center. An artist's concept of our solar system. Learn about the inner planets, the outer planets, and the dwarf planets.
The Solar System [a] consists of the Sun and those celestial objects bound to it by gravity, all of which formed from the collapse of a giant molecular cloud approximately 4.6 billion years ago.
Over the next few days, astronomers will pull together evidence to determine whether the object is a comet.
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While the world awaits the first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years, Time magazine is celebrating the momentous event with a special Artemis 2 cover issue that hit
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Solar system coverage from Scientific American, featuring news and articles about advances in the field.
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Solar System Planets. Astronomy articles on the eight planets, plus the two dwarf planets, Pluto and Eris. Great pictures of everything in the solar system. Updated daily.
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Since the interstellar comet was discovered July 1, a dozen NASA assets have captured and processed imagery of the icy interloper, and several others will have opportunities to capture
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NASA''s Hubble Space Telescope has revealed that a vanished exoplanet near the star Fomalhaut was never a planet at all. Scientists discovered two rare, violent collisions between
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In a groundbreaking study that rewrites our understanding of the solar system''s early years, scientists have uncovered stunning new details...
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From the yawning Valles Marineris on Mars and the subsurface ocean hiding beneath the ice crust of Jupiter''s moon Europa, to the eerily Earth-like terrain of Saturn''s moon Titan, the solar system brims
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Dive into the heart of our solar system with live, near-real-time images of the Sun, captured by the GOES-19, SDO, and other NOAA/NASA satellites. Stay updated on the latest solar
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