solar system

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To visualize this density, imagine placing the solar system inside a cube one light-year on each side.

From Science Daily

As the solar system moves through the universe, this motion produces a subtle "headwind": slightly more radio galaxies appear in the direction of travel.

From Science Daily

Ganymede is not only the solar system’s largest moon — it surpasses Mercury — but has its own magnetic field with dazzling auroras at the poles.

From Washington Times

Such worlds have orbital “years” as small as a few days or weeks—and none exist in the solar system.

From Scientific American

If COLDArm proves successful, it could supercharge the amount of experimentation that can be conducted in the chillier regions of our solar system.

From Los Angeles Times