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Space: The Solar System
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'Cataclysmic' collision shaped Uranus' evolution - Cataclysmic Collision Shaped Uranus' Evolution      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Uranus was hit by a massive object roughly twice the size of Earth that caused the planet to tilt an ...

Space: The Solar System
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Solar storms trigger Jupiter's 'northern lights' - Solar Storms Trigger Jupiter's 'Northern Lights'      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Solar storms trigger Jupiter's intense 'Northern Lights' by generating a new X-ray aurora that is ei...

Space: The Solar System
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The curious case of the warped Kuiper Belt - The Curious Case of the Warped Kuiper Belt      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The plane of the solar system is warped in the belt's outer reaches, signaling the presence of an un...

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Evidence of geothermal activity within icy dwarf planets      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A team found evidence for hydrothermal or metamorphic activity within the icy dwarf planets Eris and ...

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New family photos of Mars and Saturn from Hubble - New Family Photos of Mars and Saturn from Hubble      (via sciencedaily.com) 

In summer 2018 the planets Mars and Saturn are, one after the other, in opposition to Earth. During ...

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Mounds of ice in craters give new insight into Mars’ past climate - Mounds of Ice in Craters Give New Insight into Mars’ Past Climate      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Newly discovered deposits of layered ice in craters scattered around Mars' southern hemisphere provi...

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Mercury: Results from Messenger’s low-altitude campaign - Mercury: Results from Messenger’s Low-Altitude Campaign      (via sciencedaily.com) 

NASA's MESSENGER mission, now nearing the end of its fourth and final year of orbital operations at...

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Planet Mercury a result of early hit-and-run collisions - Planet Mercury: A Result of Early Hit-and-Run Collisions      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New simulations show that Mercury and other unusually metal-rich objects in the solar system may be...

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Mysteries of Uranus' oddities explained - Mysteries of Uranus' Oddities Explained      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Uranus is a planetary oddity. Our Solar System's planets revolve around the Sun in the same directio ...

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Planet Mars behaving like a rock star - Planet Mars Behaving Like a Rock Star      (via sciencedaily.com) 

If planets had personalities, Mars would be a rock star according to recent preliminary results from ...

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Scientists use deep planetary scan to confirm Martian core - Scientists Confirm Martian Core Using Deep Planetary Scan      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Seismologists have developed a new method to scan the deep interior of planets in our solar system t ...

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Mercury has a solid inner core: New evidence - Mercury has a Solid Inner Core: New Evidence      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have long known that Earth and Mercury have metallic cores. Like Earth, Mercury's outer c...

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Great valley found on Mercury - Great Valley Found on Mercury: A New Discovery in Our Solar System      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have discovered a new large valley on Mercury that may be the first evidence of buckling...