Asteroid 2024 YR may not hit Earth in 2032, but it—and others—will keep coming back
Since Jupiter's orbit takes 12 years, the asteroids will take four years to be back on similar paths in 2028. These special ...
‘City-killer’ asteroid won’t hit Earth in 2032, but don’t worry— another threat is looming
Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods forever. Researchers warn ...
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Astronomers Spot a 'Highly Eccentric' Planet on Its Way to Becoming a Hot Jupiter July 17, 2024 — The newly discovered planet TIC 241249530 b has the most highly elliptical, or eccentric, orbit ...
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A Mysterious Object Visited Our Solar System And Altered The Orbits Of Four Planets
Additionally, their paths do not lie on exactly the same plane. Mercury's orbit is the most tilted and egg-shaped, but Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have not strayed too far from the course.
Which planet has the most moons? Saturn dethrones Jupiter.
The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The International Astronomical Union officially recognized 128 new moons orbiting ...
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Mapping the asteroid belt: Where do meteorites come from?
For the first time, scientists are creating a geologic map of the asteroid belt—the region between Mars and Jupiter filled ...
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128 New Moons Found Orbiting Saturn in Mindblowing Discovery
The race between Jupiter and Saturn for the most moons in the Solar System may have just finally come screeching to a halt.
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Asteroid 2024 YR may not hit Earth in 2032, but it — and others — will keep coming back
Since Jupiter’s orbit takes 12 years, the asteroids will take four years to be back on similar paths in 2028. These special kinds of asteroids are dangerous, since they come back regularly.