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Space: The Solar System
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Mercury's mysterious 'darkness' explained - Mercury's Mysterious 'Darkness' Explained      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have long been puzzled by Mercury's very dark surface. Previously, scientists proposed th...

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Unmasking the secrets of Mercury, in color - Unmasking the Secrets of Mercury, in Color      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The MESSENGER spacecraft is the first ever to orbit the planet Mercury, and the spacecraft's seven s ...

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First X-rays from Uranus discovered - First X-rays from Uranus Discovered      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers have detected X-rays from Uranus using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This result may...

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35 years on, Voyager's legacy continues at Saturn - 35 Years On, Voyager's Legacy Continues at Saturn      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Saturn, with its alluring rings and numerous moons, has long fascinated stargazers and scientists. A...

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Uranus auroras glimpsed from Earth - Uranus Auroras Glimpsed from Earth: A Rare and Fascinating Sight      (via sciencedaily.com) 

For the first time, scientists have captured images of auroras above the giant ice planet Uranus, fi ...

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Earth and Venus grew up as rambunctious planets - Earth and Venus: The Rambunctious Planets      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Using machine learning and simulations of giant impacts, researchers found that the planets residing ...

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Have Venusian volcanoes been caught in the act? - Have Venusian Volcanoes Been Caught in the Act?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Six years of observations by the European Space Agency's Venus Express have shown large changes in t...

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Mercury has magnetic storms - Mercury's Magnetic Storms: A Fascinating Phenomenon      (via sciencedaily.com) 

An international team of scientists has proved that Mercury, our solar system's smallest planet, has ...

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Fifth Dwarf Planet Named Haumea - Fifth Dwarf Planet Named Haumea      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The International Astronomical Union has announced that the object previously known as 2003 EL61 is...

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Balancing risk and reward in planetary exploration - Balancing Risk and Reward in Planetary Exploration      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have developed a new approach to balancing the risks and scientific value of sending pla...

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Juno peers deep into Jupiter’s colorful belts and zones - Juno Peers Deep into Jupiter’s Colorful Belts and Zones      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study of data captured in orbit around Jupiter has revealed new insights into what's happening...

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Mercury's scorching daytime heat may help it make its own ice at caps - Mercury's Scorching Daytime Heat May Help It Make Its Own Ice at Caps      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Despite Mercury's 400-degree Celsius daytime heat, there is ice at its caps. And now a study shows h...

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Keck observations bring weather of Uranus into sharp focus - Keck Observations Bring Weather of Uranus into Sharp Focus      (via sciencedaily.com) 

In 1986, when Voyager swept past Uranus, the probe’s portraits of the planet were “notoriously bland ...