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Astronomers Propose New Definition of Planet
July 18, 2024
Cassini Reveals Surface Properties of Titan’s Hydrocarbon Seas
July 16, 2024
Ancient Mars was Cool and Relatively Wet, New Study Suggests
July 11, 2024
Scientists Revise Famous Drake Equation
July 2, 2024
Mars is Bombarded by Meteoroids At More Frequent Rates than Previously Thought
June 28, 2024
Juno Spots ‘Hot Rings’ on Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io
June 27, 2024
Study: Active, Seafloor Hydrothermal Systems on Small Ocean Worlds Could Support Life
June 25, 2024
Coastlines of Titan’s Largest Lakes and Seas Were Eroded by Wave Activity: Study
June 19, 2024
NASA Returns Voyager 1 Spacecraft to Normal Science Operations
June 14, 2024
Water Frost Deposits Spotted on Tropical Martian Volcanoes
June 11, 2024
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Astronomers Propose New Definition of Planet

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Cassini Reveals Surface Properties of Titan’s Hydrocarbon Seas

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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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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Asteroids Predate Our Solar System, New Study Shows

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Asteroids Predate Our Solar System, New Study Shows

Posted by By Enrico de Lazaro December 22, 2023
Astronomical observations show that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are abundant and widespread in the interstellar medium. PAH molecules consist of several adjacent aromatic rings terminated by hydrogens. In new research,…
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Enceladus’ Surface May Contain Relatively High Abundances of Pristine Organic Material

Enceladus’ Surface May Contain Relatively High Abundances of Pristine Organic Material

Posted by By News Staff December 21, 2023
Enceladus, the sixth-biggest moon of Saturn, presents a remarkable opportunity in our Solar System for searching for evidence of extraterrestrial life, given its habitable ocean and plume that deposits organic-bearing…
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NASA Streams Cat Video from Deep Space via Laser

NASA Streams Cat Video from Deep Space via Laser

Posted by By News Staff December 20, 2023
A 15-second ultra-high-definition video, featuring a cat named Taters, was streamed via laser from a record-setting 31 million km (19 million miles, or about 80 times the Earth-Moon distance) away…
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Planetary Researchers Detect Hydrogen Cyanide in Plume of Enceladus

Planetary Researchers Detect Hydrogen Cyanide in Plume of Enceladus

Posted by By News Staff December 17, 2023
Using data from NASA’s Cassini mission, planetary scientists have detected several compounds of strong importance to the habitability of Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus, including hydrogen cyanide, acetylene, propylene and ethane.…
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Lunar Anthropocene: Are We in New Epoch of Moon’s History?

Lunar Anthropocene: Are We in New Epoch of Moon’s History?

Posted by By Natali Anderson December 11, 2023
In a paper published in the journal Nature Geoscience, Kansas Geological Survey researcher Justin Holcomb and his colleagues argue the new epoch may have dawned in 1959, thanks to the…
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Astronomers Propose New Definition of Planet

Established in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union, the current definition specifies that to qualify as a planet, a celestial ...
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Cassini Reveals Surface Properties of Titan’s Hydrocarbon Seas

Saturn’s moon Titan was explored by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft from 2004 to 2017. While Cassini revealed a lot about this ...
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