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When Uranus and Neptune Migrated, Three Icy Objects Were Crashing Into Them Every Hour!
The giant outer planets haven’t always been in their current position. Uranus and Neptune for example are thought to have…
6 months ago
The Giant Planets in the Solar System Stunted the Growth of Mars
A new study by an international team of researchers indicates that Mars' growth was stunted due to the orbital instability…
7 years ago
Beautiful Planetary Rings Are Dead Dwarf Planets! Dead Dwarf Planets!!!
A new study from a team of Japanese researchers shows that the rings of the gas giants might be the…
8 years ago
Some Planet-like Kuiper Belt Objects Don’t Play “Nice”
The Kuiper belt — the region beyond the orbit of Neptune inhabited by a number of small bodies of rock…
11 years ago
Neptune Acquitted on One Count of Harassment
[/caption] A very popular explanation for the dynamical evolution of our solar system is being challenged by a new model…
14 years ago