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Published New NASA DART data prove viability of asteroid deflection as planetary defense strategy - New NASA DART Data Prove Viability of Asteroid Deflection as Planetary Defense Strategy


Astronomers offer new insight into how deflection missions can protect the planet from future Earth- ...
Published Here comes the Sun: Planetary scientists find evidence of solar-driven change on the Moon - Here Comes the Sun: Planetary Scientists Find Evidence of Solar-Driven Change on the Moon


A new study uncovered important clues to help understand the surprisingly active lunar surface. The...
Published Student-built dust counter got few 'hits' on Pluto flyby - Student-Built Dust Counter Got Few 'Hits' on Pluto Flyby


A student-built instrument riding on NASA's New Horizons spacecraft found only a handful of dust gra...
Published Chaotic orbit of Comet Halley explained - Chaotic Orbit of Comet Halley Explained


Astronomers have found an explanation for the chaotic behavior of the orbit of Halley's Comet. ABSTR...
Published Saturn's largest moon, Titan, may offer insights for Earth - Saturn's Largest Moon, Titan, May Offer Insights for Earth


Scientists studying the weather and climate of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, have reported a signifi...
Published Saturn's icy rings are as old as the solar system itself, study suggests - Saturn's Icy Rings: A Timeless Wonder of the Solar System


No one knows for certain when Saturn's iconic rings formed, but a new study suggests that they are m...
Published New models explain canyons on Pluto moon - New Models Explain Canyons on Pluto Moon


In 2015, when NASA's New Horizons spacecraft encountered the Pluto-Charon system, scientists discove...
Published Meteorites plus gamma rays could have given Earth the building blocks for life - Meteorites Plus Gamma Rays: The Building Blocks of Life on Earth


Even as detailed images of distant galaxies from the James Webb Space Telescope show us more of the...
Published Physicists more fully describe sun's electric field - Physicists More Fully Describe Sun's Electric Field


Physicists have described in fuller detail the sun's electric field. The researchers measured the fl...
Published Tail without a comet: the dusty remains of Comet ATLAS - Tail without a Comet: The Dusty Remains of Comet ATLAS


A serendipitous flythrough of the tail of a disintegrated comet has offered scientists a unique oppo...
Published Small asteroids are probably young - Small Asteroids Are Probably Young



The impact experiment conducted on the asteroid Ryugu by the Japanese Hayabusa2 mission which took p...
Published Hubble sees Neptune's mysterious shrinking storm - Hubble Sees Neptune's Mysterious Shrinking Storm


Three billion miles away on the farthest known major planet in our solar system, an ominous, dark st ...
Published A mysterious object is being dragged into the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way's center - A Mysterious Object is Being Dragged into the Supermassive Black Hole at the Milky Way's Center


An object near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy has drawn the inter...
Published Bacterial cellulose could enable microbial life on Mars - Bacterial Cellulose: The Key to Enabling Microbial Life on Mars


An international research team has investigated the chances of survival of kombucha cultures under M...
Published Protein fragments ID two new 'extremophile' microbes--and may help find alien life



Perfectly adapted microorganisms live in extreme environments from deep-sea trenches to mountaintops...
Published Signatures of the Space Age: Spacecraft metals left in the wake of humanity's path to the stars



Using tools hitched to the nose cone of their research planes and sampling more than 11 miles above...
Published Unravelling the knotty problem of the Sun's activity - Unravelling the Knotty Problem of the Sun's Activity


A new approach to analysing the development of magnetic tangles on the Sun has led to a breakthrough...
Published Engineers test an idea for a new hovering rover - Engineers Test an Idea for a New Hovering Rover


MIT aerospace engineers are testing a concept for a hovering rover that levitates by harnessing the...
Published Why the day is 24 hours long: Astrophysicists reveal why Earth's day was a constant 19.5 hours for over a billion years



Astrophysicists have revealed how the slow and steady lengthening of Earth's day caused by the tidal...
Published New data from flyby of Pluto - New Data from Flyby of Pluto: What We've Learned So Far


Pluto's surface exhibits a wide variety of landscapes, results from five new studies. The dwarf plan...