solar system

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This planet has nearly 18 times the mass of Jupiter and travels around its star at a distance similar to that of Neptune in our own solar system.

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In July, 3I/ATLAS became the third officially confirmed interstellar object known to enter our solar system.

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"The discovery of a slushy layer on Titan also has exciting implications for the search for life beyond our solar system," Jones said.

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At its closest approach, it comes within 0.3 astronomical units of the main star -- closer than any planet in our solar system gets to the sun.

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Researchers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have found the clearest sign so far that a rocky planet beyond our solar system is wrapped in an atmosphere.

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