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Rice University Models Assign 40% Chance to Planet Nine’s Existence

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is set to use its deep-sky camera to confirm or rule out the distant Neptune-sized world.

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Study Reveals Jupiter’s Early Size and Magnetic Power

Study Reveals Jupiter’s Early Size and Magnetic Strength Far Surpassed Current Levels

Webb Telescope Confirms First Extraterrestrial Water Ice in Young Star System

NASA Confirms Uneven Lunar Interior with New Gravity Map

Astronomers Identify Potential Planet Nine Candidate from Archival Infrared Data

Astronomers Identify Prime Candidate for Hypothetical Planet Nine

NASA Study Reveals Asteroid Vesta Lacks a Core, Redefining Its Identity

Astronomers Unveil Disintegrating Exoplanet with Record-Breaking Dust Tail

Astronomers Confirm Four Rocky Planets Orbiting Barnard's Star

Astronomers Confirm Discovery of 128 New Moons Orbiting Saturn

Webb Telescope Captures Unprecedented Detail of Protoplanetary Disk HH 30

Astronomers Detect Record-Breaking Supersonic Winds on Exoplanet WASP-127b