Have we actually left the Solar System at long last?
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Voyager’s Great Leap
Thursday, September 19th, 2013Hot Jupiters
Wednesday, September 4th, 2013
What can hot Jupiters tell us about the diversity of planets in our universe?
Neptune’s New Moon
Wednesday, July 17th, 2013
We still have so much to learn about our closest planetary neighbors.
Clingy Gas Giants
Thursday, July 11th, 2013
A specific type of planet has proven elusive: a planet orbiting at a considerable distance from its parent star.
Plasmaspheric Wind
Monday, July 8th, 2013
Scientists proposed the existence of a space wind surrounding Earth about 20 years ago, but direct detection has eluded scientists until now.
10,000 Near-Earth Objects
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013
Asteroid 2013 MZ5 joined the ranks of asteroids and comets whose orbits pass near Earth. On an astronomical scale, “near” means within 28 million miles…
Earth’s Larger Neighborhood
Wednesday, June 5th, 2013
Astronomers realize that our Solar System is located on a longer arm in the Milky Way.
Voyager at Magnetic Highway
Tuesday, December 4th, 2012
Voyager 1, the most-distant spacecraft, has merged onto the “magnetic highway.”
Curiosity on Mars
Friday, July 13th, 2012
The latest Mars rover, Curiosity, will soon begin its adventure on the Red Planet!
SETIcon II Excitement
Monday, June 25th, 2012
The SETI Institute put on an insightful conference in Santa Clara last weekend, June 22nd through 24th.
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