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Cassini Observations Suggest Underground Ocean on Titan

Cassini Observations Suggest Underground Ocean on Titan

Posted by By News Staff May 10, 2024
Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, harbors an internal low-density ocean of water or ammonia, according to an analysis of archival data from NASA’s Cassini mission. Representation of Cassini’s orbits…
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New Study Explains Why Venus is Extremely Dry

New Study Explains Why Venus is Extremely Dry

Posted by By News Staff May 7, 2024
Despite its Earth-like size and source material, Venus is extremely dry, indicating near-total water loss to space. Using computer simulations, planetary scientists from the University of Colorado, Boulder and the…
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Manganese-Rich Sandstones Point to Earth-Like Environment on Ancient Mars

Manganese-Rich Sandstones Point to Earth-Like Environment on Ancient Mars

Posted by By News Staff May 2, 2024
In May 2017, NASA’s Curiosity rover observed higher than usual amounts of manganese in the lakebed rocks within Gale crater, Mars. These sedimentary rocks have larger grain sizes than what…
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Mars Express Spots ‘Spiders’ at Outskirts of Martian ‘Inca City’

Mars Express Spots ‘Spiders’ at Outskirts of Martian ‘Inca City’

Posted by By News Staff April 24, 2024
ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft have spotted the telltale traces of ‘spiders’ scattered across the southern polar region of Mars. This image of the Martian Inca City was captured by the…
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Uninhabitable Venus Offers Lessons about Potential for Extraterrestrial Life

Uninhabitable Venus Offers Lessons about Potential for Extraterrestrial Life

Posted by By News Staff April 23, 2024
Fully understanding how a rocky planet becomes habitable and remains so is a fundamental challenge for planetary scientists and astrobiologists, given the diversity and complexity of intrinsic and extrinsic processes…
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Planetary Researchers Solve Mystery of How Pluto Got Its Pear-Shaped Feature

Planetary Researchers Solve Mystery of How Pluto Got Its Pear-Shaped Feature

Posted by By Enrico de Lazaro April 16, 2024
Pluto’s surface is dominated by the huge, pear-shaped basin Sputnik Planitia. It appears to be of impact origin, but modeling has not yet explained its peculiar geometry. Planetary scientists at…
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BepiColombo Detects Oxygen and Carbon Ions in Magnetosphere of Venus

BepiColombo Detects Oxygen and Carbon Ions in Magnetosphere of Venus

Posted by By Natali Anderson April 15, 2024
In August 2021, the ESA/JAXA Mercury-bound BepiColombo spacecraft performed its second flyby of Venus and provided a short-lived observation of its induced magnetosphere. The spacecraft detected cold oxygen and carbon…
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Scientists Create High-Resolution Geological Map of Oxia Planum

Scientists Create High-Resolution Geological Map of Oxia Planum

Posted by By News Staff March 27, 2024
Using data from ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter and NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, planetary scientists have created the 1:30000 scale geological map of Oxia Planum, the landing site for ESA’s…
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Clouds of Venus Could Be Hospitable for Some Forms of Life, New Research Suggests

Clouds of Venus Could Be Hospitable for Some Forms of Life, New Research Suggests

Posted by By News Staff March 20, 2024
Planetary scientists have long speculated about the potential habitability of Venus, not at its hot surface, but in the cloud layers located at 48-60 km altitudes, where temperatures match those found…
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Planetary Scientists Discover Giant Shield Volcano on Mars

Planetary Scientists Discover Giant Shield Volcano on Mars

Posted by By News Staff March 13, 2024
Provisionally designated Noctis Mons, the newly-discovered volcano is located just south of Mars’ equator, in Eastern Noctis Labyrinthus, west of Valles Marineris, the planet’s vast canyon system. Noctis Mons. Image…
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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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Ancient Mars was Cool and Relatively Wet, New Study Suggests

In a new study, planetary scientists found strong similarities between soils found in Gale Crater on Mars and those of ...
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