Topic: interstellar space
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Saturn-Sized Planet Found in Rare "Einstein Desert"
Astronomers discovered a Saturn-sized rogue planet using microlensing, marking the first detection within the theoretical "Einstein desert" where such planets were predicted to be rare. The microlensing method, enhanced by Gaia telescope data, detects isolated planets by observing how their gravi...
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Voyager 1 to Make Historic First in 2026
Voyager 1 will become the first human-made object to reach one light-day from Earth in 2026, highlighting its long-lasting mission that began in 1977. Originally launched to study Jupiter and Saturn, it has exceeded its goals by entering interstellar space in 2012 and continues to send data using...
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