What is one reason alien astronomers might detect planets in our solar system?
NASA | Dust Simulations Paint Alien's View of the Solar System

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By detecting radio signals from the planets
Through the gravitational pull on nearby stars
By observing the light emitted by the planets
Through the effects on the Kuiper Belt's dust
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How does Neptune affect the dust in the Kuiper Belt?
It scatters the dust into space
It creates a ring structure with a gap
It absorbs the dust particles
It heats the dust, making it glow
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What happens to the Kuiper Belt's dust structure as it evolves over time?
It forms multiple rings
It becomes more complex
It disappears completely
It simplifies into a single narrow ring
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What can dust patterns around other stars reveal?
The chemical composition of the star
The temperature of the star
The presence of planets
The age of the star
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Which star system is mentioned as having a similar dust ring structure to our young solar system?
Fomalhaut
Alpha Centauri
Sirius
Betelgeuse
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