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Stunning JWST image of Uranus shows 13 rings and nine moons

Rings, moons, storms and a bright polar cap can be seen in this breathtaking new image of Uranus from the James Webb Space Telescope

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Uranus, showing its rings and nine of the planet's 27 moons

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Stolen planet could be hiding on the edge of our solar system

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Passing star could fling Earth out past Pluto into the Oort cloud

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What would life on Earth be like if our planet were cube-shaped?

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Comets may bring ingredients for life most easily to clustered planets

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Artist's impression of Earth's collision with Theia

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Bits of an ancient planet called Theia may be buried in Earth’s mantle

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What would it take to make the most inhospitable planet for life?

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Is it possible to turn Venus from boiling hellscape to liveable world?

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NASA’s Psyche mission to a metal asteroid may reveal how Earth formed

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Artist's concept of Makemake

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Eris and Makemake might be hiding unexpected oceans of liquid water

Dwarf planets aren’t expected to carry liquid water, but hints of surprising geological activity spotted with JWST indicate that some of them might have buried oceans

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Could we tweak the solar system to make Pluto a planet again?

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Is an enormous shield the worst way to protect Earth from asteroids?

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Mysterious dark spot on Neptune seen from Earth for the first time

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All of Neptune’s clouds have vanished – it may be because of the sun

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