A Unique ‘Planet Parade’ Is Now On—But There’s Only One Way To See It

A rare triple conjunction of Venus, Mars and Mercury is happening on the opposite side of the solar system to where Earth is, ...
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This strange form of water may power giant planets’ magnetic fields

At extreme pressures and temperatures, water becomes superionic — a solid that behaves partly like a liquid and conducts electricity. This unusual form is believed to shape the magnetic fields of ...

Only two planets spin backwards in our solar system; here’s the reason

We have all been taught in school that planets revolve in the same direction as the Earth, i.e., in the counterclockwise ...
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Star Wars-like planet with unusual orbit found outside solar system, scientists say

Located about 120 light years away, the exoplanet appears to take an unusual path around two brown dwarfs, whipping around at a right angle. Brown dwarfs are sometimes called failed stars because they ...
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Astronomers identified a lemon-shaped planet displaying a feature 'unlike anything observed before'

Astronomers Identified a Lemon-Shaped Planet Displaying a Feature 'Unlike Anything Observed Before' ...
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This bizarre exoplanet orbits two stars in a way never seen before

This illustration shows an exoplanet orbiting around two brown dwarfs –– objects bigger than gas-giant planets but too small to be proper stars. ESO/M. Kornmesser Astronomers have discovered a ...
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Star Wars-like planet with unusual orbit found outside solar system, scientists say

NEW YORK — A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday. Located about 120 light years away, the exoplanet appears to take an unusual ...