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Published Lunar radar data uncovers new clues about moon’s ancient past - Lunar Radar Data Uncovers New Clues About Moon's Ancient Past


The dusty surface of the moon -- immortalized in images of Apollo astronauts' lunar footprints -- fo...
Published Most volcanic activity on Mercury stopped about 3.5 billion years ago - Most Volcanic Activity on Mercury Stopped About 3.5 Billion Years Ago


New research finds that major volcanic activity on the planet Mercury most likely ended about 3.5 bi...
Published Cosmic diamonds formed during gigantic planetary collisions - Cosmic Diamonds Formed During Gigantic Planetary Collisions


Geoscientists have found the largest extraterrestrial diamonds ever discovered - a few tenths of a m...
Published Did Venus ever have oceans? - Did Venus Ever Have Oceans?


Astrophysicists have investigated the past of Venus to find out whether Earth's sister planet once h...
Published Earth and Venus grew up as rambunctious planets - Earth and Venus: The Rambunctious Planets


Using machine learning and simulations of giant impacts, researchers found that the planets residing...
Published Cassini spies bright Venus from Saturn orbit - Cassini Spies Bright Venus from Saturn Orbit


A distant world gleaming in sunlight, Earth's twin planet, Venus, shines like a bright beacon in ima...
Published A new ring system discovered in our Solar System - A New Ring System Discovered in Our Solar System


Scientists have discovered a new ring system around a dwarf planet on the edge of the Solar System....
Published What our solar system looked like as a ‘toddler’ - What Our Solar System Looked Like as a ‘Toddler’


Astronomers have identified a young planetary system which may aid in understanding how our own sola...
Published Solar system has a new most-distant member - Solar System Has a New Most-Distant Member


The Solar System has a new most-distant member, bringing its outer frontier into focus. New work rep...
Published Cosmic dust belts without dust - Cosmic Dust Belts Without Dust: A Mystery Unveiled


Planets and asteroids, red giants and brown dwarfs – there are all kinds of objects in our Universe. ...
Published Retired star found with planets and debris disc - Retired Star Found with Planets and Debris Disc


The European Space Agency's Herschel space observatory has provided the first images of a dust belt...
Published New telescope is exploring solar system 'outback' - New Telescope is Exploring Solar System 'Outback'


In the outer reaches of our solar system lies a mysterious region far more remote and difficult to e...
Published 'Plutoid' Chosen As Name For Solar System Objects Like Pluto - Plutoid: The New Name for Solar System Objects Like Pluto



The International Astronomical Union has decided on the term plutoid as a name for dwarf planets lik...
Published Spotted: An exoplanet with the potential to form moons - Spotted: An Exoplanet with the Potential to Form Moons


New high-resolution observations clearly show a moon-forming region around exoplanet PDS 70c. The ob...
Published Testing the waters: Analyzing different solid states of water on other planets and moons - Testing the Waters: Analyzing Different Solid States of Water on Other Planets and Moons


Scientists develop theoretical models to predict the presence of clathrate hydrates outside Earth, s...
Published NASA's New Horizons mission reveals entirely new kind of world - NASA's New Horizons Mission Reveals Entirely New Kind of World


Scientists from NASA's New Horizons mission released the first detailed images of the most distant o...
Published Searching for life with space dust - Searching for Life with Space Dust


Following enormous collisions, such as asteroid impacts, some amount of material from an impacted wo ...
Published Engineers propose solar-powered lunar ark as 'modern global insurance policy' - Engineers Propose Solar-Powered Lunar Ark as 'Modern Global Insurance Policy'


Researchers are taking scientific inspiration from an unlikely source: the biblical tale of Noah's A...
Published Do missing Jupiters mean massive comet belts? - Do Missing Jupiters Mean Massive Comet Belts?


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