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Published New exoplanet found very close to its star - New Exoplanet Found Very Close to Its Star
(via sciencedaily.com) Using data from NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, an international team has discovered a new exoplanet...
Published Mercury gets a meteoroid shower from Comet Encke - Mercury Gets a Meteoroid Shower from Comet Encke
(via sciencedaily.com) The planet Mercury is being pelted regularly by bits of dust from an ancient comet, a new study has...
Published Miranda: An icy moon deformed by tidal heating - Miranda: An Icy Moon Deformed by Tidal Heating
(via sciencedaily.com) Miranda, a small, icy moon of Uranus, is one of the most visually striking and enigmatic bodies in t...
Published The planet that could end life on Earth - The Planet That Could End Life on Earth
(via sciencedaily.com) A terrestrial planet hovering between Mars and Jupiter would be able to push Earth out of the solar...
Published ESO telescope images planet around most massive star pair to date - ESO Telescope Images Planet Around Most Massive Star Pair to Date
(via sciencedaily.com) The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) has captured an image of a plan...
Published Despite new information, Pluto will remain a dwarf planet, cosmologist says - Despite New Information, Pluto Will Remain a Dwarf Planet, Cosmologist Says
(via sciencedaily.com) Back in 1930, it was an easy answer -- Pluto was a planet because we couldn't see anything else brig...
Published New exoplanet too big for its star challenges ideas about how planets form - New Exoplanet Too Big for Its Star Challenges Ideas About How Planets Form
(via sciencedaily.com) The discovery of a strange exoplanet orbiting very close to a small cool star 500 light years away i ...
Published New extremely distant solar system object found during hunt for Planet X - New Extremely Distant Solar System Object Found During Hunt for Planet X
(via sciencedaily.com) Astronomers have discovered a new extremely distant object far beyond Pluto with an orbit that suppo ...
Published A dozen new moons of Jupiter discovered, including one 'oddball' - A Dozen New Moons of Jupiter Discovered, Including One 'Oddball'
(via sciencedaily.com) Twelve new moons orbiting Jupiter have been found -- 11 'normal' outer moons, and one that they're c ...
Published Evidence of a real ninth planet discovered - Evidence of a Real Ninth Planet Discovered
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers have found evidence of a giant planet tracing a bizarre, highly elongated orbit in the o ...
Published Scientists call for global push to eliminate space junk - Scientists Call for Global Push to Eliminate Space Junk
(via sciencedaily.com) As almost 200 countries agree a legally-binding treaty to protect the High Seas, a collaboration of...
Published Astronomers find that two exoplanets may be mostly water - Astronomers Discover Two Exoplanets That May Be Mostly Water
(via sciencedaily.com) Astronomers have found evidence that two exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf star are 'water worlds,' pl ...
Published Newly formed craters located on Mars - Newly Formed Craters Located on Mars
(via sciencedaily.com) An international team of researchers with NASA's InSight mission located four new craters created by...
Published Global map of lunar hydrogen: Data confirms role water played in moon's formation - Global Map of Lunar Hydrogen: Data Confirms Role Water Played in Moon's Formation
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Using data collected over two decades ago, scientists have compiled the first complete map of hydrog...
Published Scientists discover places on the moon where it's always 'sweater weather' - Scientists Discover Places on the Moon Where It's Always 'Sweater Weather'
(via sciencedaily.com) A team led by planetary scientists has discovered shady locations within pits on the moon that alway...
Published Scientists discover new exoplanet with an atmosphere ripe for study - Scientists Discover New Exoplanet with an Atmosphere Ripe for Study
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists have discovered a new, temperate sub-Neptune sized exoplanet with a 24-day orbital period ...
Published Searching for planet 9 - Searching for Planet 9: The Quest for the Ninth Planet in Our Solar System
(via sciencedaily.com) Using observations from the Cassini spacecraft, a team of astronomers has been able to specify the p...
Published Giant planet ejected from the solar system? - Giant Planet Ejected from the Solar System: Is It Possible?
(via sciencedaily.com) Just as an expert chess player sacrifices a piece to protect the queen, the solar system may have gi...
Published Faraway Eris is Pluto's twin - Faraway Eris is Pluto's Twin
(via sciencedaily.com) Astronomers have measured the diameter of the dwarf planet Eris by catching it as it passed in front...
Published Fifth Dwarf Planet Named Haumea - Fifth Dwarf Planet Named Haumea
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The International Astronomical Union has announced that the object previously known as 2003 EL61 is...