solar system

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Although the mission's main scientific goals focus on dark energy, dark matter, and planets beyond our solar system, researchers expect the observatory to support a wide range of astronomical discoveries.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Within four years, Whitlock calculates the solar system will have paid for itself.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Researchers say the system could resemble an oversized version of the early solar system.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

NASA's Psyche spacecraft is preparing for a close encounter with Mars that will help send it deeper into the solar system on its way to the metal-rich asteroid Psyche.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

The total amount of energy from outside the solar system ever received by all the radio telescopes on the planet Earth is less than the energy of a single snowflake striking the ground.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan