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Published Evidence supports 'hot start' scenario and early ocean formation on Pluto - Evidence Supports 'Hot Start' Scenario and Early Ocean Formation on Pluto


A new study suggests that Pluto and other large Kuiper belt objects started out with liquid oceans w...
Published New Horizons successfully explores Ultima Thule - New Horizons Successfully Explores Ultima Thule


NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flew past Ultima Thule in the early hours of New Year's Day, ushering...
Published How a moon slows the decay of Pluto's atmosphere - How a Moon Slows the Decay of Pluto's Atmosphere


A new study provides additional insight into relationship between Pluto and its moon, Charon, and ho...
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 Asteroid's comet-like tail Is not made of dust, solar observatories reveal - Asteroid's Comet-Like Tail Is Not Made of Dust, Solar Observatories Reveal



We have known for a while that asteroid 3200 Phaethon acts like a comet. It brightens and forms a ta...
Published First ultraviolet imaging of Sun's middle corona - First Ultraviolet Imaging of Sun's Middle Corona


Researchers have discovered web-like plasma structures in the Sun's middle corona. The researchers d...
Published Hubble captures birth of giant storm on Neptune - Hubble Captures Birth of Giant Storm on Neptune


Images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope document the formation of a Great Dark Spot on Neptune fo...
Published Consistent asteroid showers rock previous thinking on Mars craters - Consistent Asteroid Showers Rock Previous Thinking on Mars Craters


New research has confirmed the frequency of asteroid collisions that formed impact craters on Mars h...
Published Moon mission delays could increase risks from solar storms - Moon Mission Delays Could Increase Risks from Solar Storms


Although patterns in the timing of moderate space weather events are known, the most extreme and dan...
Published Scientists image a bright meteoroid explosion in Jupiter's atmosphere - Scientists Image a Bright Meteoroid Explosion in Jupiter's Atmosphere


From aboard the Juno spacecraft, an instrument observing auroras serendipitously spotted a bright fl...
Published Astronomers discover first cloudless, Jupiter-like planet - Astronomers Discover First Cloudless, Jupiter-Like Planet


Astronomers have detected the first Jupiter-like planet without clouds or haze in its observable atm...
Published Sand-sized meteoroids are peppering asteroid Bennu - Sand-sized Meteoroids are Peppering Asteroid Bennu


A new study posits that the major particle ejections off the near-Earth asteroid Bennu may be the co...
Published Small stars share similar dynamics to our sun, key to planet habitability - Small Stars Share Similar Dynamics to Our Sun, Key to Planet Habitability


Scientists show that 'cool' stars like the sun share dynamic surface behaviors that influence their...
Published NASA's Webb catches fiery hourglass as new star forms - NASA's Webb Catches Fiery Hourglass as New Star Forms


NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the once-hidden features of the protostar within the...
Published Series of bumps sent Uranus into its sideways spin, new research suggests - Series of Bumps Sent Uranus into Its Sideways Spin, New Research Suggests


Uranus' highly tilted axis makes it something of an oddball in our solar system. The accepted wisdom...
Published Traces of ancient ocean discovered on Mars - Traces of Ancient Ocean Discovered on Mars



A recently released set of topography maps provides new evidence for an ancient northern ocean on Ma...
Published MESSENGER data suggest recurring meteor shower on Mercury - MESSENGER data suggest recurring meteor shower on Mercury


The closest planet to the sun appears to get hit by a periodic meteor shower, possibly associated wi...
Published Mercury may have harbored an ancient magma ocean: Massive lava flows may have given rise to two distinct rock types - Mercury's Ancient Magma Ocean: A Fascinating Discovery



By analyzing Mercury's rocky surface, scientists have been able to partially reconstruct the planet'...
Published ‘Planet confusion’ could slow Earth-like exoplanet exploration - Planet Confusion: A Potential Roadblock to Earth-like Exoplanet Exploration


A new study finds that next-generation telescopes used to see exoplanets could confuse Earth-like pl...
Published Planet rings could be behind the formation of solar system satellites - Planet Rings: The Key to Understanding the Formation of Solar System Satellites


Two researchers have recently proposed the first ever model explaining how the great majority of reg...