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The research, yet to be peer-reviewed, sheds light on what could have changed the orbits of several planets in the solar ...

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Voyager 1 – and its sibling ... I passing the rings of Saturn on its journey to the outer reaches of the solar system (Getty) It was also a complicated process because Voyager is so very ...

Dec. 19, 2024 — New studies offer a clearer picture of how the outer solar system formed and evolved based on analyses of trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) and centaurs. The findings reveal the ...