solar system

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The institute said the researchers also can learn more about the natural properties of interstellar objects as they travel through our solar system.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Scientists determined the object had entered the solar system from deep space, making it the third known object to have come from another star system.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Today, our solar system lies about 27,000 light years from the center of the Milky Way.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

The telescope is designed to study objects throughout the solar system, investigate planets orbiting distant stars, and explore the origins and evolution of the universe.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

We do not expect an advanced technical civilization on any other planet in our solar system.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan