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Published SwRI-led team finds evidence of hydration on Asteroid Psyche
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have confirmed hydroxyl molecules on...
Published How did a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way come to be?
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Crater 2, located approximately 380,000 light years from Earth, is one of the largest satellite gala...
Published Climate change threatens Antarctic meteorites
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Antarctica harbors a large concentration of meteorites imbuing the icy continent with an unparallele...
Published MESSENGER data suggest recurring meteor shower on Mercury - MESSENGER data suggest recurring meteor shower on Mercury
(via sciencedaily.com) The closest planet to the sun appears to get hit by a periodic meteor shower, possibly associated wi...
Published NASA's SDO shows a little 'rain' on the sun - NASA's SDO Shows a Little 'Rain' on the Sun
(via sciencedaily.com) Eruptive events on the sun can be wildly different. Some come just with a solar flare, some with an...
Published On Jupiter's moon Europa, 'chaos terrains' could be shuttling oxygen to ocean - On Jupiter's Moon Europa, 'Chaos Terrains' Could Be Shuttling Oxygen to Ocean
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers have built the world's first physics-based computer simulation of oxygen transport on Eu...
Published Hundred-year storms? That's how long they last on Saturn
(via sciencedaily.com) Megastorms regularly appear on Saturn, marring the relatively bland surface before disappearing. But ...
Published Confirmation of ancient lake on Mars builds excitement for Perseverance rover's samples
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Ground-penetrating radar on board NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has confirmed that the Jezero Crate...
Published Water world? Methane, carbon dioxide in atmosphere of massive exoplanet
(via sciencedaily.com) A new investigation with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope into K2-18 b, an exoplanet 8.6 times as m...
Published Evidence of geothermal activity within icy dwarf planets
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A team found evidence for hydrothermal or metamorphic activity within the icy dwarf planets Eris and...
Published Pluto's icy heart makes winds blow - Pluto's Icy Heart Makes Winds Blow
(via sciencedaily.com) A 'beating heart' of frozen nitrogen controls Pluto's winds and may give rise to features on its sur...
Published Secrets behind Pluto's dunes revealed - Secrets Behind Pluto's Dunes Revealed
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists have discovered dunes on Pluto, and say they are likely to have been formed of methane ic...
Published Pluto features given first official names - Pluto Features Given First Official Names
(via sciencedaily.com) The Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union has offi...
Published Three years later, search for life on Mars continues
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists suspect Mars once had long-lived rivers, lakes and streams. Today, water on Mars is found...
Published Surprising insights about debris flows on Mars
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The period that liquid water was present on the surface of Mars may have been shorter than previousl ...
Published Scholars say it's time to declare a new epoch on the moon, the 'lunar Anthropocene'
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source According to anthropologists and geologists, it's time to acknowledge humans have become the dominan...
Published New family photos of Mars and Saturn from Hubble - New Family Photos of Mars and Saturn from Hubble
(via sciencedaily.com) In summer 2018 the planets Mars and Saturn are, one after the other, in opposition to Earth. During...
Published The sun's clock - The Sun's Clock: How the Sun Tells Time
(via sciencedaily.com) Not only the 11-year cycle, but also all other periodic solar activity fluctuations can be clocked b...
Published Mars' emitted energy and seasonal energy imbalance - Mars' Emitted Energy and Seasonal Energy Imbalance
(via sciencedaily.com) Seasonal imbalance between the solar energy absorbed and released by the planet Mars could be a caus...
Published New remote sensing technique could bring key planetary mineral into focus - New Remote Sensing Technique Could Bring Key Planetary Mineral into Focus
(via sciencedaily.com) The mineral olivine, thought to be a major component inside all planetary bodies, holds secrets abou...