solar system

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Previous winners of the award have been recognised for communicating research on topics including the origins of the Moon and the search for habitable planets beyond our solar system.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

A new study led by researchers at the University of Michigan suggests the comet was born in conditions far colder than those that shaped our own solar system.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

So far, scientists have identified only three known interstellar objects entering our solar system, but researchers expect that number to rise as more advanced observatories begin searching the skies.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

To maximize the savings, the nonprofit communications director and her husband then sold their gas car to fund a home solar system.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Like the Moon, they all bear witness to an age of impact catastrophism in the early history of the solar system.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan