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Chemistry: General Energy: Technology Space: Exploration Space: General Space: The Solar System
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Tracking undetectable space junk      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Satellite and spacecraft operators may finally be able to detect small pieces of debris orbiting Ear ...

Space: The Solar System
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Monster planet is 'dancing with the stars' - Monster Planet is 'Dancing with the Stars'      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A team of scientists has discovered a highly unusual planetary system comprised of a sun-like star,...

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Moon discovered over dwarf planet Makemake in the Kuiper Belt - Moon Discovered Over Dwarf Planet Makemake in the Kuiper Belt      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have discovered an elusive, dark moon orbiting Makemake, one of the 'big four' dwarf plan ...

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'Cold Neptune' and two temperate super-Earths found orbiting nearby stars - Cold Neptune and Two Temperate Super-Earths Found Orbiting Nearby Stars      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A 'cold Neptune' and two potentially habitable worlds are part of a cache of five newly discovered e...

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Moon orbits third largest dwarf planet in our solar system - Moon Orbits Third Largest Dwarf Planet in Our Solar System      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers have uncovered a moon orbiting the third largest dwarf planet, 2007 OR10, in the frigid ...

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NASA spacecraft becomes first to orbit a dwarf planet - NASA Spacecraft Becomes First to Orbit a Dwarf Planet      (via sciencedaily.com) 

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has become the first mission to achieve orbit around a dwarf planet. The spac ...

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Saturn surpasses Jupiter after the discovery of 20 new moons - Saturn Surpasses Jupiter After the Discovery of 20 New Moons      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Move over Jupiter; Saturn is the new moon king. A team has found 20 new moons orbiting Saturn. This ...

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Look! Up in the sky! Is it a planet? Nope, just a star - Look! Up in the Sky! Is it a Planet? Nope, Just a Star      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Among thousands of known exoplanets, astronomers have flagged three that are actually stars. ABSTRAC...

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Transiting exoplanet with longest known year: 704 Earth days - Transiting Exoplanet with Longest Known Year: 704 Earth Days      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers have discovered a transiting exoplanet with the longest known year. Kepler-421b circles...

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'Hot Jupiters' may not be orbiting alone - Hot Jupiters May Not Be Orbiting Alone      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Astronomers challenge longstanding beliefs about the isolation of 'hot Jupiters' and proposes a new...

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Planet Nine hypothesis supported by new evidence - Planet Nine Hypothesis Supported by New Evidence      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Last year, the existence of an unknown planet in our Solar system was announced. However, this hypot...

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Hubble reveals rogue planetary orbit for Fomalhaut b - Hubble Reveals Rogue Planetary Orbit for Fomalhaut b      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Newly released Hubble Space Telescope images of a vast debris disk encircling the nearby star Fomalh...