A planet-size object that possibly once visited the solar system may have permanently changed our cosmic neighborhood by warping the orbits of the four outer planets, a new study suggests.

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The terrestrial planets are the four innermost planets in the solar system ... Icy Enceladus orbits within the densest part of Saturn’s E Ring, and has recently been shown to be the source of that ...

An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an ...

Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...

All solar system planets have fairly circular orbits with relatively minuscule differences in their distance from the sun at aphelion and perihelion. Venus and Neptune follow the most circular orbits.

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But surprisingly, the object’s orbit around the sun is similar to Earth’s, suggesting that 2024 PT5 originated from our corner of the solar system ... on close orbits, were already observing ...

Here’s how it works. The best solar lights will keep your backyard or porch lit once the sun goes down. If you enjoy relaxing in the backyard or hosting evening gatherings, solar lights can add ...