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'Planet Y' theory hints at hidden Earth-size world lurking in the solar system — and it could be much closer to us than 'Planet Nine'

A new study has proposed the existence of Planet Y, an alternative Planet Nine candidate that is smaller and closer to Earth ...
Newsweek

Video Showing Jupiter's Size Compared to Other Planets Wows the Internet

An animation posted to Twitter has shocked social media users by showing the impressive size of Jupiter and just how rapidly the solar system's largest planet rotates. The animation posted by ...
Game Rant

Starfield Fan Compares Planet Size to Skyrim

A Starfield fan compares the size of one of the game’s planets to that of the full world of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. Starfield is one of the most highly-anticipated games of 2023, and it marks ...
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There’s a limit to how big planets can get, thanks to physics

Scientists have discovered over 4,000 exoplanets outside of our Solar System, according to NASA’s Exoplanet Archive. Some of these planets orbit multiple stars at the same time. Certain planets are so ...
SpaceRef

Earth-Size Planets Are Common in Our Galaxy

An analysis of the first three years of data from NASA’s Kepler mission, which already has discovered thousands of potential exoplanets, contains good news for those searching for habitable worlds ...
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Even planets have their (size) limits

Scientists have discovered over 4,000 exoplanets outside of our Solar System, according to NASA's Exoplanet Archive. Some of these planets orbit multiple stars at the same time. Certain planets are so ...
The New York Times

Why Your Kid Likes Comparing Neptune to a Dust Mite

Bigger than a planet? Smaller than an atom? Size comparison videos are all the rage and may scratch a very old itch. By Jenny Marder Not long ago, my 7-year-old son looked up from a picture he was ...
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Moon Size Comparison Gives Sense of Solar System’s Scale

Visualizing the solar system in its totality requires one to conjure a lot of spinning bodies moving in synchrony. But getting a sense of those objects’ scale is just as important for developing a ...
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Island Size Comparison Gives You a New Perspective of Earth

Spanish 3D animator and YouTuber, MetaBallStudios, has assembled a series of comparison videos that paint Earth from a very unique perspective. The creative has, for example, compared the sizes of ...
Forbes

Martian Blues: Did Planet’s Size Affect Its Ability To Hold Onto Water?

Artist's rendition of Mars with Earth-like surface water. We have a fleet of robots seeking out habitability on Mars, but is the planet too small for life in the first place? A new study suggests that ...