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Astronomers Witness Birth of a Solar System

Astronomers capture the birth of planets around baby sun outside our solar system

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system. It’s an unprecedented snapshot of “time zero,” scientists reported Wednesday, when new worlds begin to gel.

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Astronomers capture birth of new solar system around a sun-like baby star

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of planets forming around HOPS-315, a baby star located 1,300 light-years away.

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The Solar System’s Future: What Earth and Other Planets Will Experience When the Sun Dies

The Sun, our life-giving star, is slowly dying. In about 5 billion years, it will exhaust its fuel and transform into a red giant, altering the solar system forever. But long before that, the Sun’s gradual evolution will bring massive changes to Earth,

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Researchers observe early state of planet formation beyond Earth's sun

A group of international researchers said on Wednesday they witnessed some of the earliest stages of a planet beyond the sun ...

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Generation of power in space and on the Moon

But in space or on the Moon, there are no power lines, no sunlight at night and no backup grid. Every system — from life ...

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Snaps Closest-Ever Images to Sun

On its record-breaking pass by the Sun late last year, the Johns Hopkins APL-built Parker Solar Probe captured stunning images from within the Sun’s atmosphere. Taken closer to the Sun than we’ve ever ...

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