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Published Mars was once covered by 300-meter deep oceans, study shows - Mars was Once Covered by 300-meter Deep Oceans, Study Shows
(via sciencedaily.com) When Mars was a young planet, it was bombarded by icy asteroids that delivered water and organic che ...
Published Hubble discovers moon orbiting the dwarf planet Makemake - Hubble Discovers Moon Orbiting the Dwarf Planet Makemake
(via sciencedaily.com) Peering to the outskirts of our solar system, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a small, dar...
Published Spot Discovered On Dwarf Planet Haumea Shows Up Red And Rich With Organics - Spot Discovered on Dwarf Planet Haumea Shows Up Red and Rich with Organics
(via sciencedaily.com) A dark red area discovered on the dwarf planet Haumea appears to be richer in minerals and organic c ...
Published Planetary shields will buckle under stellar winds from their dying stars - Planetary Shields Will Buckle Under Stellar Winds from Their Dying Stars
(via sciencedaily.com) Any life identified on planets orbiting white dwarf stars almost certainly evolved after the star's ...
Published One-third of galaxy's most common planets could be in habitable zone - One-Third of Galaxy's Most Common Planets Could Be in Habitable Zone
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A third of the exoplanets orbiting common M dwarf stars have gentle enough orbits to potentially be...
Published Where did the hot Neptunes go? A shrinking planet holds the answer - Where Did the Hot Neptunes Go? A Shrinking Planet Holds the Answer
(via sciencedaily.com) 'Where did the hot Neptunes go?' This is the question astronomers have been asking for a long time,...
Published Most volcanic activity on Mercury stopped about 3.5 billion years ago - Most Volcanic Activity on Mercury Stopped About 3.5 Billion Years Ago
(via sciencedaily.com) New research finds that major volcanic activity on the planet Mercury most likely ended about 3.5 bi ...
Published Wandering Jupiter accounts for our unusual solar system - Wandering Jupiter: The Reason Behind Our Unusual Solar System
(via sciencedaily.com) Jupiter may have swept through the early solar system like a wrecking ball, destroying a first gener...
Published Active volcanism on Venus - Active Volcanism on Venus: A Closer Look at the Planet's Fiery Landscape
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers combing through the data from the Venus Express mission have found new evidence of activ...
Published Flaring star could be down to young planet's disc inferno - Flaring Star Could Be Down to Young Planet's Disc Inferno
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New simulations offer new explanation for star's 85-year flare. In this scenario, a young giant plan...
Published Surprising chemical complexity of Saturn's rings changing planet's upper atmosphere - Surprising Chemical Complexity of Saturn's Rings Changing Planet's Upper Atmosphere
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study based on data from the final orbits last year of NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows the rin...
Published Metal-poor stars are more life-friendly - Metal-Poor Stars: The Key to Life-Friendly Planets
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A star's chemical composition strongly influences the ultraviolet radiation it emits into space and...
Published Extreme exoplanet has a complex and exotic atmosphere - Extreme Exoplanet Has a Complex and Exotic Atmosphere
(via sciencedaily.com) An international team analyzed the atmosphere of one of the most extreme known planets in great deta ...
Published Scientist proposes a new timeline for Mars terrains - Scientist Proposes a New Timeline for Mars Terrains
(via sciencedaily.com) A scientist has updated Mars chronology models to find that terrains shaped by ancient water activit...
Published Meteorite diamonds tell of a lost planet - Meteorite Diamonds Tell of a Lost Planet
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists have examined a slice from a meteorite that contains large diamonds formed at high pressu...
Published Tatooine worlds orbiting two suns often survive violent escapades of aging stars - Tatooine Worlds Orbiting Two Suns Often Survive Violent Escapades of Aging Stars
(via sciencedaily.com) Planets that revolve around two suns may surprisingly survive the violent late stages of the stars' ...
Published New insights into the early bombardment history on Mercury - New Insights into the Early Bombardment History on Mercury
(via sciencedaily.com) Astronomers have studied the surface of Mercury to better understand if the plains were formed by vo...
Published Rugby ball-shaped exoplanet discovered - Rugby Ball-Shaped Exoplanet Discovered: A New Addition to the Universe
(via sciencedaily.com) With the help of the CHEOPS space telescope, an international team was able to detect the deformatio...
Published ESO telescope reveals what could be the smallest dwarf planet yet in the solar system - ESO Telescope Reveals the Smallest Dwarf Planet in the Solar System
(via sciencedaily.com) Astronomers using ESO's SPHERE instrument at the Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed that the a...
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
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source By analyzing Mercury's rocky surface, scientists have been able to partially reconstruct the planet' ...