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Local elementary schoolers were over the moon Jan. 31. Why? Park Elementary has just become one of a select few schools across the country to plant an Artemis Mission Moon Tree. Elementary school ...

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A "super-Earth" planet found outside of our solar system could have conditions suitable for life, according to experts at the University of Oxford. Researchers said the planet has a mass six times ...

Earth's orbital eccentricity is 0.017; Mars' is 0.055, and Mercury's is 0.206. HD 20794d's orbit is more elongated than any planet in our solar system, with an eccentricity of 0.4. Its 647-day ...

It's estimated to come within around 66,000 miles (106,200 kilometers) of Earth on that day, according to NASA's Center of NEO Studies (CNEOS). However, when orbital uncertainties are considered ...

While Earth and Mars have relatively circular orbits, HD 20794 d’s path changes its distance from the star significantly over a 647-day cycle. If water exists on HD 20794 d, it might freeze when the ...

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