solar system

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Neither Uranus nor Neptune has ever hosted an orbiter or long-term mission, making them the only planets in the solar system that have not been closely examined over time.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Among those selected was Fulton's Grand Orrery, a working model of the solar system which predates the museum itself.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Someone must venture to the far side of the cosmos to investigate whatever factor is stopping the solar Pac-Man out there, in hopes of bringing it back to our solar system and saving our sun.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

These paired objects are known as binary asteroid systems, and they are surprisingly common in our region of the solar system.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

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

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan