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Published Dwarf Planet Eris Is More Massive Than Pluto - Dwarf Planet Eris Is More Massive Than Pluto



Aptly named after the Greek goddess of conflict, the icy dwarf planet, Eris, has rattled the general...
Published Scientists make the case to restore Pluto's planet status - Scientists make the case to restore Pluto's planet status


Kirby Runyon wants to make one thing clear: regardless of what one prestigious scientific organizati...
Published Solar wind slows farther away from the Sun - Solar Wind Slows Down as It Travels Farther Away from the Sun


Measurements taken by the Solar Wind Around Pluto (SWAP) instrument aboard NASA's New Horizons space...
Published Asteroid findings from specks of space dust could save the planet - Asteroid Findings from Specks of Space Dust Could Save the Planet


New research into the durability and age of an ancient asteroid made of rocky rubble and dust, revea...
Published The give and take of mega-flares from stars - The Give and Take of Mega-Flares from Stars


The long relationships between stars and the planets around them - including the Sun and the Earth -...
Published Mercury passes in front of the sun, as seen from Mars - Mercury Passes in Front of the Sun, as Seen from Mars


NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has imaged the planet Mercury passing in front of the sun, visible as a...
Published Mercury's scorching daytime heat may help it make its own ice at caps - Mercury's Scorching Daytime Heat May Help It Make Its Own Ice at Caps


Despite Mercury's 400-degree Celsius daytime heat, there is ice at its caps. And now a study shows h...
Published 'Hot Jupiters' provoke their own host suns to wobble - Hot Jupiters Provoke Their Own Host Suns to Wobble


Blame the 'hot Jupiters.' These large, gaseous exoplanets can make their suns wobble when they wend...
Published Redness of Neptunian asteroids sheds light on early Solar System - Redness of Neptunian Asteroids Sheds Light on Early Solar System


Asteroids sharing their orbits with the planet Neptune have been observed to exist in a broad spectr ...
Published Data reveals evidence of molecular absorption in the atmosphere of a hot Neptune - Data Reveals Evidence of Molecular Absorption in the Atmosphere of a Hot Neptune


An international team of scientists recently measured the spectrum of the atmosphere of a rare hot N...
Published TESS finds its first Earth-sized planet - TESS Finds Its First Earth-Sized Planet


A nearby system hosts the first Earth-sized planet discovered by NASA's Transiting Exoplanets Survey...
Published Odd bodies, rapid spins keep cosmic rings close - Odd Bodies, Rapid Spins Keep Cosmic Rings Close


Forget those shepherding moons. Gravity and the odd shapes of asteroid Chariklo and dwarf planet Hau...
Published Comet makes a pit stop near Jupiter's asteroids - Comet Makes a Pit Stop Near Jupiter's Asteroids


After traveling several billion miles toward the Sun, a wayward young comet-like object orbiting amo ...
Published Small asteroids are probably young - Small Asteroids Are Probably Young



The impact experiment conducted on the asteroid Ryugu by the Japanese Hayabusa2 mission which took p...
Published Temperature of a rocky exoplanet measured - Temperature of a Rocky Exoplanet Measured: A Breakthrough in Astronomy


An international team of researchers has used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to measure the tempe...
Published Astronomers find no young binary stars near Milky Way's black hole - Astronomers Find No Young Binary Stars Near Milky Way's Black Hole



Scientists analyzed over a decade's worth of data about 16 young supermassive stars orbiting the sup ...
Published Extreme exoplanet has a complex and exotic atmosphere - Extreme Exoplanet Has a Complex and Exotic Atmosphere


An international team analyzed the atmosphere of one of the most extreme known planets in great deta...
Published DART impact provided real-time data on evolution of asteroid's debris - DART Impact Provided Real-Time Data on Evolution of Asteroid's Debris


When asteroids suffer natural impacts in space, debris flies off from the point of impact. The tail...
Published A scorching-hot exoplanet scrutinized by astronomers - A Scorching-Hot Exoplanet Scrutinized by Astronomers



Through the Gemini-North Telescope in Hawai'i, the chemical composition of WASP-76 b is revealed in...
Published Deep-space optical communication demonstration project forges ahead - Deep-Space Optical Communication Demonstration Project Forges Ahead


Scientists have demonstrated new laser systems for deep-space optical communication. ABSTRACT: Deep-...