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What cosmic object 'Arrokoth' can tell us about our solar system's formation
Space via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA new study from researchers at the Southwest Research Institute has unearthed a fascinating...
Arrokoth the 'space snowman' and other Kuiper Belt objects may be packed with ancient ice
Space via Yahoo News· 3 months ago"Space snowman" Arrokoth a other Kuiper Belt objects may contain locked-up ancient ice and gas,...
New Horizons Pluto probe notches 3 new discoveries in outer solar system
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPluto, as seen by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft during its flyby of the dwarf planet in July 2015....
My Dumb Little Brain Is Totally And Completely Blown After Seeing These 22 Absolutely Fascinating...
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 5 months ago1.Before he died, Abraham Lincoln had a "life mask" made of his face. This is what it looked like:...
NASA's New Horizons mission faces an uncertain future (op-ed)
Space via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWith its budget being trimmed for 2024, NASA is making some weighty decisions... and one includes...
NMSU professor awarded NASA grant, research may show how Pluto was formed
Las Cruces Sun-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLAS CRUCES - In 2019, the New Horizons spacecraft flew by a snowman-shaped object within the Kuiper belt, a giant ring on the outskirts of our solar system composed of rocky and icy bodies orbiting ...
Beyond the Planets: The Quirky Underdogs of the Solar System
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 week agoThe Sun is orbited by eight planets, at least five dwarf planets, tens of thousands of asteroids,...
Interstellar object 'Oumuamua still puzzling scientists 5 years after discovery
Space via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFive years after spotting 'Oumuamua, the first known object from beyond our solar system passing...
NASA extends New Horizons mission through late 2020s
Space via Yahoo News· 8 months agoImage of pluto, showing a large heart-shaped feature on the dwarf planet's surface. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will be able to keep exploring its...
Potential discovery of a dozen objects beyond Pluto could reveal a new section of the solar system...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAstronomers may have detected a dozen large objects lurking beyond the Kuiper Belt at the edge of...