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Published Sun 'umbrella' tethered to asteroid might help mitigate climate change - Sun 'Umbrella' Tethered to Asteroid: A Novel Approach to Mitigate Climate Change



Earth is rapidly warming and scientists are developing a variety of approaches to reduce the effects...
Published NASA's Cassini reveals surprises with Titan's lakes - NASA's Cassini Reveals Surprises with Titan's Lakes


On its final flyby of Saturn's largest moon in 2017, NASA's Cassini spacecraft gathered radar data r...
Published Astronomers confirm solar system’s most distant known object is indeed Farfarout - Astronomers Confirm Solar System’s Most Distant Known Object is Indeed Farfarout


Astronomers have confirmed that a faint object discovered in 2018 and nicknamed 'Farfarout' is indee...
Published New superhighway system discovered in the Solar System - New Superhighway System Discovered in the Solar System


Researchers have discovered a new superhighway network to travel through the Solar System much faste...
Published Crater counts on Pluto, Charon show small Kuiper Belt objects surprisingly rare - Crater Counts on Pluto and Charon Reveal Surprising Lack of Small Kuiper Belt Objects


Using New Horizons data from the Pluto-Charon flyby in 2015, scientists have indirectly discovered a...
Published The quiet Sun is much more active than we thought - The Quiet Sun: More Active Than We Thought


For a long time, researchers have believed that there is not much of interest going on in the Sun du...
Published Scientists identify a possible source for Charon's red cap - Scientists Identify a Possible Source for Charon's Red Cap


Scientists combined data from NASA's New Horizons mission with novel laboratory experiments and exos...
Published The mountains of Pluto are snowcapped, but not for the same reasons as on Earth - The Mountains of Pluto: A Snowy Mystery Unveiled


In 2015, the New Horizons space probe discovered spectacular snowcapped mountains on Pluto, which ar...
Published Pluto's largest moon, Charon, gets its first official feature names - Pluto's Largest Moon, Charon, Gets Its First Official Feature Names


Legendary explorers and visionaries, real and fictitious, are among those immortalized by the IAU in...
Published Saturn's moon Titan sports Earth-like features - Saturn's Moon Titan Sports Earth-Like Features



Using the now-complete Cassini data set, astronomers have created a new global topographic map of Sa...
Published Jupiter's moons could be warming each other - Jupiter's Moons Could Be Warming Each Other: A New Study


The gravitational push and pull by Jupiter's moons could account for more warming than the gas giant...
Published Carbon dioxide-rich liquid water in ancient meteorite - Carbon Dioxide-Rich Liquid Water Found in Ancient Meteorite


Scientists detect small pockets of carbon dioxide-rich liquid water in a meteorite dating from the e...
Published NASA's Lucy to fly past thousands of objects for Earth gravity assist - NASA's Lucy to Fly Past Thousands of Objects for Earth Gravity Assist


Mission engineers will track NASA's Lucy spacecraft nonstop as it prepares to swoop near Earth on Oc...
Published Astronomers assemble 'light-fingerprints' to unveil mysteries of the cosmos - Astronomers assemble 'light-fingerprints' to unveil mysteries of the cosmos


Earthbound detectives rely on fingerprints to solve their cases; now astronomers can do the same, us...
Published NASA investigates invisible magnetic bubbles in outer solar system - NASA Investigates Invisible Magnetic Bubbles in Outer Solar System


Forty years ago, the twin Voyagers spacecraft were launched to explore the frontiers of our solar sy...
Published Could acid-neutralizing life-forms make habitable pockets in Venus' clouds? - Could Acid-Neutralizing Life-Forms Make Habitable Pockets in Venus' Clouds?


A new study supports the longstanding idea that if life exists, it might make a home in Venus' cloud...
Published Lakes on Saturn's moon Titan are explosion craters, new models suggest - Lakes on Saturn's Moon Titan are Explosion Craters, New Models Suggest


Data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft may help explain why some methane-filled lakes on Saturn's moon...
Published Neptune's moon Triton fosters rare icy union - Neptune's Moon Triton Fosters Rare Icy Union


Astronomers using the Gemini Observatory explore Neptune's largest moon Triton and observe, for the...
Published Engineers propose solar-powered lunar ark as 'modern global insurance policy' - Engineers Propose Solar-Powered Lunar Ark as 'Modern Global Insurance Policy'


Researchers are taking scientific inspiration from an unlikely source: the biblical tale of Noah's A...
Published How a 3 cm glass sphere could help scientists understand space weather - How a 3 cm Glass Sphere Could Help Scientists Understand Space Weather


Space weather can interfere with spaceflight and the operation of satellites, but the phenomenon is...