Not only would it have problems for the planets themselves, but the Solar System in general would be in trouble
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Solar System
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Astronomers discover an ancient black hole hidden behind a mask of gas
This important evidence could prove the existence of a black hole just 850 million years after the Big Bang
Deep Space
Are brown dwarfs more like stars or planets?
Planets, stars or something entirely different? We take a look to see what brown dwarfs are
Deep Space
Is dark matter hiding a mirror world?
We find out if this material is harbouring a reflection of the cosmos
Solar System
New models explain how planets are formed from gas and dust
By simulating the movement of dust as it moves through gas shows how larger clumps of material form, eventually leading to the formation of planets
Solar System
New release: ESA completes Rosetta spacecraft’s image archive
The last installment includes the iconic images of finding lander Philae and the orbiter’s final descent to Comet 67P’s surface
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Astronomers finally find the universe’s ‘missing matter’
Ordinary matter, or ‘baryons’, make up all physical objects in existence, from stars to the cores of black holes
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What are the dark shapes that I can see in the Orion Nebula?
We zoom in on the famous nebula to find out
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Giant Jupiter-like world reveals clues on how planets evolve
Astrophysicists have got a rare peek at a baby planetary system 300 light years away
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Astronomers work out how Jupiter- and Saturn-like planets form
Researchers believe they have narrowed down the solution to one of the biggest mysteries of the universe
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Astronomers shed more light on Pluto’s heart-shaped ‘iceberg’
What is the origin of the large nitrogen glacier on Pluto revealed by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft in 2015?
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Hubble shows the Crab Nebula as never seen before in new image
New shot reveals the beating heart of one of the most visually appealing, and most studied, supernova remnants
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Extreme space winds spotted racing from mysterious binary stars
ESA’s XMM-Newton has discovered gas streaming away at a quarter of the speed of light from very bright X-ray binaries in two nearby galaxies
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ALMA detects planet formation around double star system
Astronomers have taken a new, detailed look at the very early stages of planet formation embedded in a binary star’s protoplanetary disc
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Chilean telescope captures best image yet of “Southern Owl’s” dying star
Hauntingly glowing in the darkness of space, the planetary nebula ESO 378-1 cuts an eerie figure
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New galaxy found five billion light years away
A galaxy five billion light years away has been discovered using a hi-tech telescope located in Western Australia
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Do black holes actually suck?
We take a look at the answer to this fascinating question
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How did the Red Square nebula get its odd shape?
This space object seems to have perfect symmetry. We take a look to find out why
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Is there really a hole in space?
There’s a pretty empty void in the middle of a star cluster – but is it really what it seems?
Deep Space
What can the Ant nebula tell us about our Sun?
This planetary nebula gives us a peek into the Sun’s future