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Why Venus rotates, slowly, despite sun's powerful grip - Why Venus Rotates Slowly Despite Sun's Powerful Grip      (via sciencedaily.com) 

If not for the soupy, fast-moving atmosphere on Venus, Earth's sister planet would likely not rotate...

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Scientists discover volcanoes on Venus are still active - Scientists Discover Volcanoes on Venus Are Still Active      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study identified 37 recently active volcanic structures on Venus. The study provides some of t...

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Saturn's rings shine in Hubble's latest portrait - Saturn's Rings Shine in Hubble's Latest Portrait      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Saturn is so beautiful that astronomers cannot resist using the Hubble Space Telescope to take yearl...

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Could more of Earth's surface host life? - Could More of Earth's Surface Host Life?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Of all known planets, Earth is as friendly to life as any planet could possibly be -- or is it? If J...

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ALMA observes the formation sites of solar-system-like planets - ALMA Observes the Formation Sites of Solar-System-Like Planets      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have spotted the formation sites of planets around a young star resembling our sun. Two...

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Present-day subsurface ocean on Pluto? - Present-day Subsurface Ocean on Pluto?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

An updated thermal model for Pluto suggests that a liquid water ocean beneath the dwarf planet's ice...

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Evidence of asteroid belt around Vega - Evidence of Asteroid Belt Around Vega      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers have discovered what appears to be a large asteroid belt around the star Vega, the secon...

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Pluto's icy heart makes winds blow - Pluto's Icy Heart Makes Winds Blow      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A 'beating heart' of frozen nitrogen controls Pluto's winds and may give rise to features on its sur...

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New Horizons spacecraft homing in on Kuiper Belt target - New Horizons spacecraft homing in on Kuiper Belt target      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Only hours from completing a historic flyby of Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69, nicknamed Ultima Thule,...

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Neptune: Neutralizer-free plasma propulsion - Neptune: Neutralizer-Free Plasma Propulsion      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Plasma propulsion concepts are gridded-ion thrusters that accelerate and emit more positively charge...

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Scientists find evidence of complex organic molecules from Enceladus - Scientists Find Evidence of Complex Organic Molecules from Enceladus      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Using mass spectrometry data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, scientists found that large, carbon-ric...

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A 'super-puff' planet like no other - A 'Super-Puff' Planet Like No Other      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers discover that the core mass of exoplanet WASP-107b is much lower than previously thought...

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Venus: Planetary portrait of inner beauty - Venus: Planetary Portrait of Inner Beauty      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A Venus transit across the face of the sun is a relatively rare event -- occurring in pairs with mor...

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How Mars lost its oceans - How Mars Lost Its Oceans: The Story of a Drying Planet      (via sciencedaily.com) 

It has long been known that Mars once had oceans due in part to a protective magnetic field similar...