Tag: solar system
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NASA: Humans Will Prove ‘We Are Not Alone In The Universe’ Within 20 Years
from cbslocal.com: NASA predicts that 100 million worlds in our own Milky Way galaxy may host alien life, and space program scientists estimate that humans will be able to find life within two decades. Speaking at NASA’s Washington headquarters on Monday, the space agency outlined a plan to search for alien life using current telescope…
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Astronomers discover new dwarf planet and possible super-Earth in our Solar System
from extremetech.com: For the longest time, the Solar System was known to have nine planets. Eventually, Pluto got downgraded to a dwarf planet due to the discovery of various other celestial bodies found in the Solar System that were of similar size. Now, astronomers have discovered another dwarf planet — dubbed 2012 VP113 and just…
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#Voyager 1 Spacecraft Has Left Solar System
from space.com: A spacecraft from Earth has left its cosmic backyard and taken its first steps in interstellar space. After streaking through space for nearly 35 years, NASA’s robotic Voyager 1 probe finally left the solar system in August 2012, a study published today (Sept. 12) in the journal Science reports. “Voyager has boldly gone…
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Voyager 1 Has Almost Left The Solar System
from forbes.com: Voyager 1 was launched in September of 1977 – and now nearly 36 years later, it’s on the cusp of being the first human-made object to ever leave our solar system. Scientists at NASA believe it’s currently in the last region of the solar system before entering interstellar space. The boundary line (well, less…