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The solar system was once engulfed by a vast wave of gas and dust
The stars as seen from Earth would have looked dimmer 14 million years ago, as the solar system was in the middle of passing ...
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NASA supercomputer finds Milky Way-like spiral at solar system’s edge
NASA’s Pleiades supercomputer has provided fresh insights into the Oort cloud – ​​a vast, theoretical spherical shell of icy ...
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NASA supercomputer finds billions of comets mimicking the Milky Way's shape: 'The universe seems to like spirals!'
"We found that some comets in the inner Oort cloud form a long-lasting spiral structure." Spirals are a repeating theme in ...
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What will happen to the solar system when the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy merge?
So what will all this galactic motion do to the solar system? Honestly ... Astronomical Society entitled “The Collision Between the Milky Way and Andromeda.” (Admittedly, be wary of the ...
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The solar system is taking a fascinating journey through the Milky Way
Our Solar System is in motion and cruises at about 200 kilometres per second relative to the center of the Milky Way. During ...
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NASA supercomputer finds Milky Way-like spiral at solar system’s edge
both from within our solar system and from external sources like other stars and the Milky Way galaxy's center. The inner part of the system, between 1,000 and 10,000 AU from the sun, displays a ...