solar system

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The telescope is designed to study objects throughout the solar system, investigate planets orbiting distant stars, and explore the origins and evolution of the universe.

From Science Daily • May 29, 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

Investors want to know that when Musk rules the solar system, they’re going to get rich along the way.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

That makes TOI-199b far milder than hot Jupiters, while also being dramatically warmer than the frozen gas giants in our own solar system, where temperatures can plunge hundreds of degrees below zero.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

I wished we hadn’t gone any farther out, that we hadn’t tried to see ourselves from the outer edge of the solar system.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin