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Best Evidence Yet That Comets Delivered Water for Earth’s Oceans

[/caption] The idea isn’t new that Earth’s oceans originated from comets bombarding our planet back in its early days. But…

13 years ago

An Alien’s View of Our Solar System

We have just begun to try and image distant solar systems around other stars, and hopefully our techniques and technology…

14 years ago

Astronomy Without A Telescope – Coloring In The Oort Cloud

[/caption] It's possible that if we do eventually observe the hypothetical objects that make up the hypothetical Oort cloud, they…

14 years ago

New Horizons Spacecraft Now Closer to Pluto Than Earth

[/caption] The New Horizons spacecraft crossed a milestone boundary today: it is now closer to its primary destination, Pluto, than…

15 years ago

Where Do Asteroids Come From?

[/caption]Where do asteroids come from? Most of them are grouped in the main belt, but that is not the only…

15 years ago