solar system

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Last summer, a NASA-funded asteroid impact warning system detected a mysterious object speeding through the solar system.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The institute said the researchers also can learn more about the natural properties of interstellar objects as they travel through our solar system.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The comet releases exceptionally large amounts of carbon dioxide relative to water, far exceeding the levels commonly measured in solar system comets.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Scientists now estimate the planet contains only about five times more oxygen and carbon than Jupiter, making it far more similar to the giant planet in our own solar system than previously believed.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Harder still to believe that it contains the origins of the solar system.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon