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Daniel Cunnama receives funding from the National Research Foundation and the South African Astronomical Observatory. Thanks for asking such an interesting question, Saba. When you talk about planets ...

Swinburne University of Technology provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Our Solar System is a pretty busy place. There are millions of objects moving around – everything from planets, ...

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