Solar System
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NASA’s Hubble, Webb Find Far-out Solar System Objects ‘Remember’ Past
For the first time, scientists used the joint power of NASA’s Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes to study some of the most far-flung bodies in our solar system, Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs). Some of these are the smallest and faintest ever directly seen. The researchers unexpectedly found fewer small TNOs than they expected, and that the colors of these bodies followed the same relationships…
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NASA’s Tally of Planets Outside Our Solar System Reaches 6,000
The milestone highlights the accelerating rate of discoveries, just over three decades since the first exoplanets were found. The official number of exoplanets — planets outside our solar system — tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by scientists from around the world, so no single planet is considered the…
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Juno Detected the Final Missing Auroral Signature from Jupiter’s Four Largest Moons
Jupiter hosts the brightest and most spectacular auroras in the Solar System. Near its poles, these shimmering lights offer a glimpse into how the planet interacts with the solar wind and moons swept by Jupiter’s magnetic field. Unlike Earth’s northern lights, the largest moons of Jupiter create their own auroral signatures in the planet’s atmosphere — a phenomenon that Earth’s…
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Sinister Solar System
Our universe is full of mysterious sights and sounds. Explore some of our most frightful finds from past Halloweens. Sinister Solar System Features These eye-catching posters depict some of the universe’s most mysterious astronomical phenomena with artistic flair.01NASA Posters Feature Cosmic Frights for HalloweenExplore NASA’s Galaxy of Horrors posters. Presented in the style of vintage horror movie advertisements, the new…
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What’s Up: August 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA
What to look for: A planetary rendezvous, meteors, and a “star forge”! Two planets meet for a super close conjunction, the Perseid meteor shower peaks, and look for the Lagoon Nebula – a stellar nursery in Sagittarius. Highlights August 4 – New moon August 11 – The Perseid meteor shower peaks overnight tonight! Provided you have clear skies, viewing conditions will be favorable this…
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Planet Sizes and Locations in Our Solar System
Our solar system has eight planets, and five officially recognized dwarf planets. Which planet is biggest? Which is smallest? What is the order of the planets as we move out from the Sun? This is a simple guide to the sizes of planets based on the equatorial diameter – or width – at the equator of each planet. Each planet’s width…
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Press Releases
Comcast Completes Solar System Installation For Multi-Purpose Facility
WASHINGTON, D.C. The new rooftop solar system is among the largest in the district and is the latest initiative in ongoing series of sustainability efforts for Comcast’s Beltway Region. Comcast today announced the completion of a 760-panel rooftop solar installation at its multi-purpose facility at 900 Michigan Ave NE, Washington, D.C. The system will reduce approximately 272 metric tons of…
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NASA Selects Four Possible Missions to Study the Secrets of the Solar System
NASA has selected four Discovery Program investigations to develop concept studies for new missions. Although they’re not official missions yet and some ultimately may not be chosen to move forward, the selections focus on compelling targets and science that are not covered by NASA’s active missions or recent selections. Final selections will be made next year. NASA’s Discovery Program invites scientists…
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NASA to Announce New Solar System Mission, Hold Media Teleconference
NASA will announce a major new science mission to explore our solar system during a broadcast of NASA Science Live at 4 p.m. EDT Thursday, June 27. The announcement will air on NASA Television, the agency’s website, Facebook Live, YouTube, Periscope and USTREAM. Media may ask questions during the program by emailing their name, affiliation, and phone number to Courtney O’Connor at [email protected] by 3:45 p.m. Thursday. The public…
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