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Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...
For only the third time in history, astronomers have detected a new interstellar visitor — an object from another star — blitzing into our solar system.
An object from another star has been seen entering the solar system at high speed, and is expected to whip around the sun in ...
New research says that Earth could be ejected from our solar system if a passing star was to come close enough.
How far away it is: 93 million miles (150 million km) ...
They discovered nearly 700 stars that will pass within 15 light-years of our solar system over just the next 15 million years. However, the vast majority of close encounters have yet to be ...
This potential companion also has links to another mystery of our solar system: The possible presence of Planet Nine, a hypothetical planet some believe orbits beyond Neptune. “The puzzle is not ...
Researchers have discovered a three-star solar system that could also be home to a planet in deep space, according to a new study. The research, published in Science, notes the GW Orionis star ...
S omething unusual is moving through our solar system -a fast, faint object now confirmed to have originated beyond it.