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Published 'Cataclysmic' collision shaped Uranus' evolution - Cataclysmic Collision Shaped Uranus' Evolution


Uranus was hit by a massive object roughly twice the size of Earth that caused the planet to tilt an ...
Published Solar storms trigger Jupiter's 'northern lights' - Solar Storms Trigger Jupiter's 'Northern Lights'


Solar storms trigger Jupiter's intense 'Northern Lights' by generating a new X-ray aurora that is ei...
Published The curious case of the warped Kuiper Belt - The Curious Case of the Warped Kuiper Belt


The plane of the solar system is warped in the belt's outer reaches, signaling the presence of an un...
Published Evidence of geothermal activity within icy dwarf planets



A team found evidence for hydrothermal or metamorphic activity within the icy dwarf planets Eris and ...
Published Building blocks for life could have formed near new stars and planets



While life on Earth is relatively new, geologically speaking, the ingredients that combined to form...
Published WASP-193b, a giant planet with a density similar to that of cotton candy



Astronomers have just discovered WASP-193b, an extraordinarily low-density giant planet orbiting a d ...
Published Planet hunters unveil massive catalog of strange worlds



While thousands of planets have been discovered around other stars, relatively little is known about ...
Published New family photos of Mars and Saturn from Hubble - New Family Photos of Mars and Saturn from Hubble


In summer 2018 the planets Mars and Saturn are, one after the other, in opposition to Earth. During ...
Published Mounds of ice in craters give new insight into Mars’ past climate - Mounds of Ice in Craters Give New Insight into Mars’ Past Climate


Newly discovered deposits of layered ice in craters scattered around Mars' southern hemisphere provi...
Published Temperature of a rocky exoplanet measured - Temperature of a Rocky Exoplanet Measured: A Breakthrough in Astronomy


An international team of researchers has used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to measure the tempe...
Published Mercury: Results from Messenger’s low-altitude campaign - Mercury: Results from Messenger’s Low-Altitude Campaign


NASA's MESSENGER mission, now nearing the end of its fourth and final year of orbital operations at...
Published Planet Mercury a result of early hit-and-run collisions - Planet Mercury: A Result of Early Hit-and-Run Collisions


New simulations show that Mercury and other unusually metal-rich objects in the solar system may be...
Published Mysteries of Uranus' oddities explained - Mysteries of Uranus' Oddities Explained


Uranus is a planetary oddity. Our Solar System's planets revolve around the Sun in the same directio ...
Published Planet Mars behaving like a rock star - Planet Mars Behaving Like a Rock Star


If planets had personalities, Mars would be a rock star according to recent preliminary results from ...
Published Astronomers find extreme weather on an alien world: Cosmic oddball may harbor a gigantic storm - Astronomers Discover Extreme Weather on an Alien World: Cosmic Oddball May Harbor a Gigantic Storm


A University of Toronto-led team of astronomers has observed extreme brightness changes on a nearby...
Published Testing the waters: Analyzing different solid states of water on other planets and moons - Testing the Waters: Analyzing Different Solid States of Water on Other Planets and Moons


Scientists develop theoretical models to predict the presence of clathrate hydrates outside Earth, s...
Published A deep underground lab could hold key to habitability on Mars - A Deep Underground Lab Could Hold Key to Habitability on Mars



Tunnels deep underground in North Yorkshire are providing a unique opportunity to study how humans m...
Published Scientists use deep planetary scan to confirm Martian core - Scientists Confirm Martian Core Using Deep Planetary Scan


Seismologists have developed a new method to scan the deep interior of planets in our solar system t ...
Published Mercury has a solid inner core: New evidence - Mercury has a Solid Inner Core: New Evidence


Scientists have long known that Earth and Mercury have metallic cores. Like Earth, Mercury's outer c...
Published Great valley found on Mercury - Great Valley Found on Mercury: A New Discovery in Our Solar System


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