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Earth’s inner core is deforming—here’s what we know
In a nutshell Scientists have discovered that Earth’s inner core isn’t just changing its rotation speed – it’s actually ...
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Giant planet or 'failed star?' Newfound mystery world blurs the lines
One of the largest exoplanets to be found orbiting a relatively low-mass star has been discovered, thanks to the way the planet's gravity drags its star around on its journey through space.
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Planet Mars, explained
With a radius of 2,106 miles, Mars is the seventh largest planet in our solar system and about half the diameter of Earth. Its surface gravity is ... an object the size of Earth’s moon slammed ...
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Gravity is constantly shaping the Earth’s surface
A new study has revealed that gravity’s effect on Earth is constantly shaping the surface of our planet. When our planet formed, it did so by pulling dust and rock toward its gravitational field.
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Are there any planets in the universe that aren't round?
One such body is the exoplanet WASP-103 b, a gas giant twice the size of Jupiter and 1.5 ... force to outweigh the force of gravity pulling the planet's mass toward its center.
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Planet Saturn
Benson's image also captures the two extremes of size for planet-like bodies. Saturn's satellite Mimas is the smallest known planetary-mass object: a body large enough to have become rounded under the ...
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Black Holes, explained
Beyond a certain region, not even light can escape the powerful tug of a black hole's gravity. And anything that ventures too close—be it star, planet ... their starting size, black holes ...