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

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

It studies low-energy charged particles such as ions, electrons, and cosmic rays that come from both our solar system and the wider galaxy.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

And what else is out there, beyond the solar system?

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson