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*... that [[Jupiter]] is the only [[planet]] capable of pulling an '''[[interstellar comet]]''' into a [[heliocentric|Sun-centered]] orbit?

*...that the '''[[Solar Sentinels]]''', a [[NASA]] [[spacecraft]] designed to study the [[Sun]], will have to survive at distances from the Sun only one-quarter of [[Earth]]'s distance? <!--[[Wikipedia:Recent additions 162]]-->

*...that just over 50 kilometres above its surface, the '''[[atmosphere of Venus]]'''  has very similar [[pressure]] and [[temperature]] as does [[Earth]], making it the most [[atmosphere of Earth|Earth-like]] area in the [[Solar System]]? <!--[[Wikipedia:Recent additions 83]]-->

*...that [[NASA]] conducts field trials, called '''[[Desert Research and Technology Studies|Desert RATS]]''', for new technologies for [[extra-vehicular activity|manned exploration]] of the surface of the [[Moon]], [[Mars]], or beyond? <!--[[Wikipedia:Recent additions 133]]-->