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Evidence that Saturn's moon Mimas is a stealth ocean world - Evidence that Saturn's Moon Mimas is a Stealth Ocean World      (via sciencedaily.com) 

When a scientist discovered surprising evidence that Saturn's smallest, innermost moon could generat ...

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Researchers develop dustbuster for the moon - Researchers Develop Dustbuster for the Moon      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new solution to the problem of spring cleaning on the moon: Why not zap away the grime using a bea ...

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Pluto’s ‘Hulk-like’ moon Charon: A possible ancient ocean? - Pluto’s ‘Hulk-like’ moon Charon: A possible ancient ocean?      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Pluto's largest moon may have gotten too big for its own skin. Images from NASA's New Horizons missi ...

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Measuring the Moon's nano dust is no small matter - Measuring the Moon's Nano Dust: A Challenging Endeavor      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers are now measuring tinier moon dust particles than ever before, a step toward more precis ...

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Miranda: An icy moon deformed by tidal heating - Miranda: An Icy Moon Deformed by Tidal Heating      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Miranda, a small, icy moon of Uranus, is one of the most visually striking and enigmatic bodies in t ...

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Chang'e-5 samples reveal key age of moon rocks - Chang'e-5 Samples Reveal Key Age of Moon Rocks      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A lunar probe launched by the Chinese space agency recently brought back the first fresh samples of...

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Names for new Pluto moons accepted - Names for New Pluto Moons Accepted      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The International Astronomical Union has officially recognized the names Kerberos and Styx for the f...

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Ocean currents predicted on Saturn's moon Enceladus - Ocean Currents Predicted on Saturn's Moon Enceladus      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New research could inform where to one day search for signs of life on Saturn's moon Enceladus. ABST ...

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NASA's LRO sees GRAIL's explosive farewell - NASA's LRO Sees GRAIL's Explosive Farewell      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Many spacecraft just fade away, drifting silently through space after their mission is over, but not...

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Moon mission delays could increase risks from solar storms - Moon Mission Delays Could Increase Risks from Solar Storms      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Although patterns in the timing of moderate space weather events are known, the most extreme and dan...

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Jupiter's moons could be warming each other - Jupiter's Moons Could Be Warming Each Other: A New Study      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The gravitational push and pull by Jupiter's moons could account for more warming than the gas giant ...

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Hubble discovers moon orbiting the dwarf planet Makemake - Hubble Discovers Moon Orbiting the Dwarf Planet Makemake      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Peering to the outskirts of our solar system, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a small, dar...

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Moon orbits third largest dwarf planet in our solar system - Moon Orbits Third Largest Dwarf Planet in Our Solar System      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers have uncovered a moon orbiting the third largest dwarf planet, 2007 OR10, in the frigid ...

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Scientists pin down the origins of the moon's tenuous atmosphere      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Scientists say they have identified the main process that formed the moon's atmosphere and continues ...

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Large sub-surface granite formation signals ancient volcanic activity on Moon's dark side      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A large formation of granite discovered below the lunar surface likely was formed from the cooling o...

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Juno spacecraft measures oxygen production on Jupiter's moon, Europa      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

NASA's Juno spacecraft has directly measured charged oxygen and hydrogen molecules from the atmosphe...

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New findings suggest Moon may have less water than previously thought      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A team recently calculated that most of the Moon's permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) are at most a ...

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Researchers probe how a piece of the moon became a near-Earth asteroid      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Two years after the striking discovery that a near-Earth asteroid could be a chunk of the moon, anot ...

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Research sheds new light on Moon rock formation solving major puzzle in lunar geology      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

New research has cracked a vital process in the creation of a unique rock type from the Moon. The di ...