solar system
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Earth has an unusually large moon compared with other rocky planets in the solar system, but scientists still do not fully understand how it formed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
The measurements suggest that the ice inside 3I/ATLAS formed under, or was later exposed to, conditions very different from those experienced by most comets in our solar system.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Comet 3I/ATLAS is only the third confirmed object ever observed entering our solar system from interstellar space, following 1I/'Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Wealthy tourists would have felt like visitors from another solar system.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
If you check your itinerary, you will see that this is a trip to the edge of our solar system, and I’m afraid we’re not there yet.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
