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Published 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...
Published 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...
Published 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...
Published 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...
Published Planetary heist: Astronomers show massive stars can steal Jupiter-sized planets - Planetary Heist: Astronomers Show Massive Stars Can Steal Jupiter-Sized Planets
(via sciencedaily.com) Jupiter-sized planets can be stolen or captured by massive stars in the densely populated stellar nu...
Published Astronomers find 'Forbidden' planet in 'Neptunian Desert' around its star - Astronomers Discover a 'Forbidden' Planet in the 'Neptunian Desert' Around Its Star
(via sciencedaily.com) An exoplanet smaller than Neptune with its own atmosphere has been discovered in a region close to i...
Published 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...
Published 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...
Published 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...
Published 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...
Published 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,...
Published Scientists report 'benchmarks' for extreme space weather - Scientists Report 'Benchmarks' for Extreme Space Weather
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Extreme space weather threatens vital satellites orbiting the Earth, including the Global Navigation ...
Published Establishing the origin of solar-mass black holes and the connection to dark matter - Establishing the Origin of Solar-Mass Black Holes and the Connection to Dark Matter
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source What is the origin of black holes and how is that question connected with another mystery, the natur...
Published 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...
Published 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...
Published 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...
Published The seven-year photobomb: Distant star's dimming was likely a 'dusty' companion getting in the way, astronomers say - The Seven-Year Photobomb: A Dusty Companion Getting in the Way
(via sciencedaily.com) Astronomers were on the lookout for 'stars behaving strangely' when an automated alert from pointed...
Published Why Earth is not an ice ball: Possible explanation for faint young sun paradox - Why Earth is not an Ice Ball: Possible Explanation for Faint Young Sun Paradox
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source More than 2 billion years ago, a much fainter sun should have left the Earth as an orbiting ice ball ...
Published 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...
Published 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...