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Why the sun doesn’t drift away: gravity and orbital balance explained

The Sun is not nailed to the center of the solar system. It moves, wobbles, and traces a small loop through space, tugged by ...
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Newest Member Of The Solar System Just Announced – And It’s In An Extreme Orbit

The Solar System has just gotten a new official member. Currently, with the name of 2017 OF, this is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO). This means that it orbits the Sun further away than Neptune.
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Jupiter's Birth May Explain Earth's Stable Orbit

How did Jupiter’s formation shape the solar system, and specifically Earth’s orbit? This is what a recent study published in Science Advances hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated the ...
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NASA Confirms DART Mission was the First Human-Made Object to Alter an Asteroid’s Orbit

NASA says an impact from its DART spacecraft changed the orbit of an asteroid for the first time ever, offering hope for planetary defense.

NavIC satellite loses its atomic clock: What this means for India’s bid for its own GPS

Atomic clocks are key for satellites being able to provide positioning data that is used for applications such as navigation ...