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Johannes Kepler’s 1607 drawings of sunspots solve sun mystery

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. German astronomer Johannes Kepler created drawings of sunspots based on his observations of the Sun’s surface in 1607, and centuries later, these pioneering drawings are helping scientists solve a mystery about the Sun. Although everything… Read More »

Orbital resonance – striking gravitational dance made by planets with aligning orbits

Planets orbit around their parent stars, separated by vast distances; In our solar system, the planets are like grains of sand in a football field-sized area. The time it takes for planets to orbit their sun has no particular relationship to each other. But sometimes their orbits display striking patterns. For example, astronomers examining six… Read More »