solar system

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Among other discoveries, the telescope produced the first ever image of an exoplanet -- a planet outside our solar system -- in 2004.

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Quantum networks may even contribute to astronomy by enabling optical telescopes with enhanced resolution, potentially allowing scientists to directly observe planets orbiting stars beyond our solar system.

From Science Daily

Observations of this system provide rare insight into the chaotic and transformative early lives of planets and may help explain why our own solar system lacks the super-Earths and sub-Neptunes that dominate elsewhere.

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That result sharpens scientists' understanding of how Jupiter and the rest of the solar system took shape.

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In support of future deep space exploration, the agency is advancing nuclear power and propulsion technologies designed to expand mission capabilities and enable travel farther into the solar system.

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