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Published Spot Discovered On Dwarf Planet Haumea Shows Up Red And Rich With Organics - Spot Discovered on Dwarf Planet Haumea Shows Up Red and Rich with Organics
(via sciencedaily.com) A dark red area discovered on the dwarf planet Haumea appears to be richer in minerals and organic c...
Published Mining rocks in orbit could aid deep space exploration - Mining Rocks in Orbit Could Aid Deep Space Exploration
(via sciencedaily.com) The first mining experiments conducted in space could pave the way for new technologies to help huma...
Published Engineers test an idea for a new hovering rover - Engineers Test an Idea for a New Hovering Rover
(via sciencedaily.com) MIT aerospace engineers are testing a concept for a hovering rover that levitates by harnessing the...
Published Shining a light on Moon’s oldest geologic imprints - Shining a Light on Moon's Oldest Geologic Imprints
(via sciencedaily.com) New research has found the Moon may have been subjected to much greater impacts from asteroids and o ...
Published NASA's Webb discovers dusty 'cat's tail' in Beta Pictoris System
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Beta Pictoris, a young planetary system located just 63 light-years away, continues to intrigue scie...
Published Iron meteorites hint that our infant solar system was more doughnut than dartboard
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Iron meteorites are remnants of the metallic cores of the earliest asteroids in our solar system. Ir ...
Published Tiny Neptune moon spotted by Hubble may have broken from larger moon - Tiny Neptune Moon Spotted by Hubble May Have Broken from Larger Moon
(via sciencedaily.com) After several years of analysis, a team of planetary scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope...
Published Higher concentration of metal in Moon's craters provides new insights to its origin - Higher Concentration of Metal in Moon's Craters Provides New Insights to Its Origin
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source There has been considerable debate over how the Moon was formed. The popular hypothesis contends tha...
Published Tail without a comet: the dusty remains of Comet ATLAS - Tail without a Comet: The Dusty Remains of Comet ATLAS
(via sciencedaily.com) A serendipitous flythrough of the tail of a disintegrated comet has offered scientists a unique oppo...
Published Scientist proposes a new timeline for Mars terrains - Scientist Proposes a New Timeline for Mars Terrains
(via sciencedaily.com) A scientist has updated Mars chronology models to find that terrains shaped by ancient water activit...
Published Apollo rock samples capture key moments in the Moon's early history - Apollo Rock Samples Reveal Key Moments in the Moon's Early History
(via sciencedaily.com) Volcanic rock samples collected during NASA's Apollo missions bear the isotopic signature of key eve...
Published Evidence of early planetary shake-up - Evidence of Early Planetary Shake-Up
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists have studied an unusual pair of asteroids and discovered that their existence points to a ...
Published 'Prenatal' protoplanet upends planet formation models - Prenatal Protoplanet Upends Planet Formation Models
(via sciencedaily.com) An international research team has discovered a new planet so young that it has yet to emerge from t...
Published New superhighway system discovered in the Solar System - New Superhighway System Discovered in the Solar System
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers have discovered a new superhighway network to travel through the Solar System much faste...
Published NASA's SOFIA discovers water on sunlit surface of Moon - NASA's SOFIA Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon
(via sciencedaily.com) NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed, for the first time, w...
Published NASA spacecraft becomes first to orbit a dwarf planet - NASA Spacecraft Becomes First to Orbit a Dwarf Planet
(via sciencedaily.com) NASA's Dawn spacecraft has become the first mission to achieve orbit around a dwarf planet. The spac...
Published New limit on the definition of a planet proposed - New Limit on the Definition of a Planet Proposed
(via sciencedaily.com) A planet can be no bigger than about 10 times the size of Jupiter, an astrophysicist has calculated....
Published Porosity of the moon's crust reveals bombardment history - Porosity of the Moon's Crust Reveals Bombardment History
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers find that, early in its history, the moon was highly porous, which was likely a result o...
Published Two meteorites are providing a detailed look into outer space - Two Meteorites are Providing a Detailed Look into Outer Space
(via sciencedaily.com) If you've ever seen a shooting star, you might have seen a meteor on its way to Earth. Those that la...
Published Webb spies Chariklo ring system with high-precision technique - Webb Spies Chariklo Ring System with High-Precision Technique
(via sciencedaily.com) In an observational feat of high precision, scientists used a new technique with NASA's James Webb S...