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I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...
The solar system is a collection of celestial objects bound to the sun by gravity. At the center is the sun, a yellow dwarf star that contains 99.8% of the solar system's mass.
Stars often whip their planets with solar winds and radiation, pull them ever closer with gravity and sear them with heat.
Passing stars could trigger instability across the solar system, resulting in Earth being hauled out of its orbit.
In the outer reaches of our solar system, far beyond the orbit of Pluto, lies Sedna, one of the most mysterious objects ever ...
How far away it is: 93 million miles (150 million km) ...
Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new ...