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Published Dark storm on Neptune reverses direction, possibly shedding a fragment - Dark Storm on Neptune Reverses Direction, Possibly Shedding a Fragment


Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope watched a mysterious dark vortex on Neptune abruptly...
Published Cosmic dust belts without dust - Cosmic Dust Belts Without Dust: A Mystery Unveiled


Planets and asteroids, red giants and brown dwarfs – there are all kinds of objects in our Universe. ...
Published Hubble discovers a fifth moon orbiting Pluto - Hubble Discovers a Fifth Moon Orbiting Pluto


A team of astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is reporting the discovery of another moon...
Published Stardust discovered in far-off planetary systems - Stardust Discovered in Far-Off Planetary Systems


Searching for extra-solar planets -- which are planets outside of our solar system -- is very popula ...
Published Neptune could not have knocked planetoids in Cold Classical Kuiper Belt to edge of solar system - Neptune's Role in the Kuiper Belt: Debunking a Popular Theory


New research is challenging popular theory about how part of our solar system formed. Contrary to po...
Published Middle-aged sun observed by tracking motion of Mercury - Middle-Aged Sun Observed by Tracking Motion of Mercury


Like the waistband of a couch potato in midlife, the orbits of planets in our solar system are expan ...
Published X-ray detection sheds new light on Pluto - X-Ray Detection Sheds New Light on Pluto


Scientists using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have made the first detections of X-rays from Plut...
Published Official naming of surface features on Pluto and its satellites: First step approved - Official Naming of Surface Features on Pluto and its Satellites: First Step Approved


The New Horizons flyby of Pluto and its satellites returned a scientific treasure trove of informati...
Published Shocked zircon find a 'one-off gift' from Mars - Shocked Zircon Find a 'One-Off Gift' from Mars


Researchers studying a Martian meteorite have found the first evidence of high-intensity damage caus...
Published A blueprint for life forms on Mars? - A Blueprint for Life Forms on Mars?


Microbes taken from surface sediment near Lost Hammer Spring, Canada, about 900 km south of the Nort...
Published Fast changes between the solar seasons resolved by new sun clock - Fast Changes Between the Solar Seasons Resolved by New Sun Clock


Violent activity on our Sun leads to some of the most extreme space weather events on Earth, impacti...
Published NASA's InSight lander detects stunning meteoroid impact on Mars - NASA's InSight Lander Detects Stunning Meteoroid Impact on Mars


NASA's InSight lander recorded a magnitude 4 marsquake last Dec. 24, but scientists learned only lat...
Published Images of nearest 'super-Jupiter' open a new window to exoplanet research



Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers imaged a new exoplanet that orbits a star i...
Published Rocks collected on Mars hold key to water and perhaps life on the planet: Bring them back to Earth



Between July and November of 2022, NASA's Perseverance rover collected seven samples of sediment fro...
Published Space dust as Earth's sun shield - Space Dust: Earth's Natural Sun Shield


Dust launched from the moon's surface or from a space station positioned between Earth and the sun c...
Published Mariner 2's encounter with Venus: NASA celebrates 50 years of planetary exploration - Mariner 2's Encounter with Venus: NASA Celebrates 50 Years of Planetary Exploration


Fifty years ago on a mid-December day, NASA's Mariner 2 spacecraft sailed close to the shrouded plan...
Published Cosmic diamonds formed during gigantic planetary collisions - Cosmic Diamonds Formed During Gigantic Planetary Collisions


Geoscientists have found the largest extraterrestrial diamonds ever discovered - a few tenths of a m...
Published The true power of the solar wind - The True Power of the Solar Wind


The planets and moons of our solar system are continuously being bombarded by particles from the sun ...
Published Transiting exoplanet with longest known year: 704 Earth days - Transiting Exoplanet with Longest Known Year: 704 Earth Days


Astronomers have discovered a transiting exoplanet with the longest known year. Kepler-421b circles...
Published Device mimics life's first steps in outer space - Device Mimics Life's First Steps in Outer Space


A new device promises insight into how the building blocks of life form in outer space. It mimics ho...