Mars's moon Phobos is so strange that no one knows how it formed. But a forthcoming mission could solve this mystery - and a host of other puzzles connected to the solar system's deep past ...
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An interstellar visitor may have changed the course of 4 solar system planets, study suggestsAn object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit before shoving four of the solar system's planets onto a different course.
More NASA, ESA, Caltech / ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS "[T]he puzzle for theoretical astrophysics ... of a large object passing through the solar system to determine if such a cosmic visitor may ...
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NASA's launching a new sun mission this month: 'PUNCH is going to see a total solar eclipse'"We are the first mission to be able to track space weather events in three dimensions routinely across the solar system." ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to ...
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How Old Is the Solar System, and How Did It Form?Our Solar System is full of mysteries, but if the inner planets are a puzzle, the boundary between the Solar System and ...
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New Insights into Uranus’ Magnetic Field PuzzleSuch findings highlight the dynamic nature of magnetic fields across the solar system and their susceptibility to external factors like solar winds. These discoveries emphasize the need for more ...
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