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Lunar radar data uncovers new clues about moon’s ancient past - Lunar Radar Data Uncovers New Clues About Moon's Ancient Past      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The dusty surface of the moon -- immortalized in images of Apollo astronauts' lunar footprints -- fo...

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Most volcanic activity on Mercury stopped about 3.5 billion years ago - Most Volcanic Activity on Mercury Stopped About 3.5 Billion Years Ago      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New research finds that major volcanic activity on the planet Mercury most likely ended about 3.5 bi...

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Cosmic diamonds formed during gigantic planetary collisions - Cosmic Diamonds Formed During Gigantic Planetary Collisions      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Geoscientists have found the largest extraterrestrial diamonds ever discovered - a few tenths of a m...

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Did Venus ever have oceans? - Did Venus Ever Have Oceans?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astrophysicists have investigated the past of Venus to find out whether Earth's sister planet once h...

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Earth and Venus grew up as rambunctious planets - Earth and Venus: The Rambunctious Planets      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Using machine learning and simulations of giant impacts, researchers found that the planets residing...

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Cassini spies bright Venus from Saturn orbit - Cassini Spies Bright Venus from Saturn Orbit      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A distant world gleaming in sunlight, Earth's twin planet, Venus, shines like a bright beacon in ima...

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A new ring system discovered in our Solar System - A New Ring System Discovered in Our Solar System      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have discovered a new ring system around a dwarf planet on the edge of the Solar System....

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What our solar system looked like as a ‘toddler’ - What Our Solar System Looked Like as a ‘Toddler’      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers have identified a young planetary system which may aid in understanding how our own sola...

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Solar system has a new most-distant member - Solar System Has a New Most-Distant Member      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The Solar System has a new most-distant member, bringing its outer frontier into focus. New work rep...

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Cosmic dust belts without dust - Cosmic Dust Belts Without Dust: A Mystery Unveiled      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Planets and asteroids, red giants and brown dwarfs – there are all kinds of objects in our Universe. ...

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Retired star found with planets and debris disc - Retired Star Found with Planets and Debris Disc      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The European Space Agency's Herschel space observatory has provided the first images of a dust belt...

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New telescope is exploring solar system 'outback' - New Telescope is Exploring Solar System 'Outback'      (via sciencedaily.com) 

In the outer reaches of our solar system lies a mysterious region far more remote and difficult to e...

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'Plutoid' Chosen As Name For Solar System Objects Like Pluto - Plutoid: The New Name for Solar System Objects Like Pluto      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The International Astronomical Union has decided on the term plutoid as a name for dwarf planets lik...

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Spotted: An exoplanet with the potential to form moons - Spotted: An Exoplanet with the Potential to Form Moons      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New high-resolution observations clearly show a moon-forming region around exoplanet PDS 70c. The ob...

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NASA's New Horizons mission reveals entirely new kind of world - NASA's New Horizons Mission Reveals Entirely New Kind of World      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists from NASA's New Horizons mission released the first detailed images of the most distant o...

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Do missing Jupiters mean massive comet belts? - Do Missing Jupiters Mean Massive Comet Belts?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers have discovered vast comet belts surrounding two nearby planetary systems known to host...