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Early Mars was Tectonically and Volcanically Active, Study Suggests

Early Mars was Tectonically and Volcanically Active, Study Suggests

Posted by By News Staff February 12, 2024
The relatively well-preserved ancient crust of Mars provides a natural window into early planetary evolution not available on Earth. Mars has generally been considered a one-plate basaltic planet, though recent…
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NASA’s Juno Orbiter Captures Stunning Images of Jupiter’s Moon Io

NASA’s Juno Orbiter Captures Stunning Images of Jupiter’s Moon Io

Posted by By Natali Anderson February 9, 2024
On February 3, 2024, NASA’s Juno spacecraft made a second close flyby of Io, the fifth of Jupiter’s moons and the third largest. Like the previous flyby on December 30,…
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Saturn’s Moon Mimas Harbors Global Ocean beneath Its Icy Shell, Study Suggests

Saturn’s Moon Mimas Harbors Global Ocean beneath Its Icy Shell, Study Suggests

Posted by By News Staff February 7, 2024
From detailed analysis of Mimas’ orbital motion based on data from NASA’s Cassini mission, planetary researchers from Sorbonne Université, Nantes Université, Queen Mary University of London, Université de Franche-Comté and…
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Earth’s Moon is Shrinking, New Modeling Study Suggests

Earth’s Moon is Shrinking, New Modeling Study Suggests

Posted by By News Staff January 29, 2024
Earth’s Moon shrank more than 46 m (150 feet) in circumference as its core gradually cooled over the last few hundred million years, according to a paper published in the…
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NASA Announces End of Ingenuity Mission

NASA Announces End of Ingenuity Mission

Posted by By News Staff January 29, 2024
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter made history by achieving the first powered, controlled flight on another planet on April 19, 2021. Despite initial plans for up to five flights, the helicopter has…
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Mars Express Finds New Evidence for Ice-Rich Layered Deposits in Medusae Fossae

Mars Express Finds New Evidence for Ice-Rich Layered Deposits in Medusae Fossae

Posted by By News Staff January 22, 2024
Over 15 years ago, ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft studied the Medusae Fossae Formation, revealing enigmatic deposits up to 2.5 km deep. From those early observations, it was unclear what the…
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Wild 2 Comet Contains High Fraction of Dust from Young Solar System, Study Shows

Wild 2 Comet Contains High Fraction of Dust from Young Solar System, Study Shows

Posted by By Enrico de Lazaro January 17, 2024
NASA’s Stardust mission returned rocky material from the coma of comet 81P/Wild 2 (pronounced ‘Vilt 2’) to Earth on January 15, 2006. Comet Wild 2 contains volatile ices and likely…
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Scientists Solve Major Puzzle in Moon’s Geology

Scientists Solve Major Puzzle in Moon’s Geology

Posted by By News Staff January 15, 2024
New research from the University of Bristol sheds light on the origin of titanium-rich basaltic magmas on the Moon. A map of the titanium abundances of the Moon’s surface, obtained…
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Combination of Two Minerals Can Explain Mysterious UV Absorber in Clouds of Venus

Combination of Two Minerals Can Explain Mysterious UV Absorber in Clouds of Venus

Posted by By Enrico de Lazaro January 8, 2024
The clouds of Venus are believed to be composed of sulfuric acid and minor constituents including iron-bearing compounds. Respective concentrations of these compounds vary with height in the thick atmosphere…
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‘Magic Islands’ on Titan’s Hydrocarbon Lakes Are Floating Chunks of Porous Organic Solids

‘Magic Islands’ on Titan’s Hydrocarbon Lakes Are Floating Chunks of Porous Organic Solids

Posted by By Enrico de Lazaro January 8, 2024
Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, has a unique atmosphere that transforms simple gases like methane and nitrogen into more complex organic compounds. In a new study, planetary researchers at…
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AMS Detector Reveals Surprising Surplus of Cosmic Rays Made of Deuterons

Deuterons — atomic nuclei made up of a proton and a neutron — are thought to form in the same ...
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Study: Asteroid Psyche Originated beyond Solar System’s Snow Line and Later Migrated to Main Belt

Planetary scientists using spectral data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have confirmed the detection of hydroxyl molecules on ...
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