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Published 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...
Published Mercury may have harbored an ancient magma ocean: Massive lava flows may have given rise to two distinct rock types - Mercury's Ancient Magma Ocean: A Fascinating Discovery
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source By analyzing Mercury's rocky surface, scientists have been able to partially reconstruct the planet' ...
Published Scientists discover volcanoes on Venus are still active - Scientists Discover Volcanoes on Venus Are Still Active
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study identified 37 recently active volcanic structures on Venus. The study provides some of t...
Published Astronomer searches for signs of life on Wolf 1061 exoplanet - Astronomer Searches for Signs of Life on Wolf 1061 Exoplanet
(via sciencedaily.com) Astronomers have located the habitable zone, the region where water could exist on the surface of a ...
Published Redness of Neptunian asteroids sheds light on early Solar System - Redness of Neptunian Asteroids Sheds Light on Early Solar System
(via sciencedaily.com) Asteroids sharing their orbits with the planet Neptune have been observed to exist in a broad spectr...
Published Looking to move to a galaxy far, far away? Innovative system evaluates habitability of distant planets - Looking to Move to a Galaxy Far, Far Away? Innovative System Evaluates Habitability of Distant Planets
(via sciencedaily.com) The research framework developed, along with observational data from the Webb Space Telescope, will...
Published A stormy, active sun may have kickstarted life on Earth - A Stormy, Active Sun May Have Kickstarted Life on Earth
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The first building blocks of life on Earth may have formed thanks to eruptions from our Sun, a new s...
Published Nearby star could help explain why our Sun didn’t have sunspots for 70 years - Nearby Star Could Help Explain Why Our Sun Didn’t Have Sunspots for 70 Years
(via sciencedaily.com) Astronomers identified a nearby star whose sunspot cycles appear to have stopped. Studying this star...
Published Hubble finds evidence of water vapor at Jupiter's moon Ganymede - Hubble Finds Evidence of Water Vapor at Jupiter's Moon Ganymede
(via sciencedaily.com) Astronomers have uncovered evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon Ganymede. Thi...
Published Martian rock-metal composite shows potential of 3D printing on Mars - Martian Rock-Metal Composite Shows Potential of 3D Printing on Mars
(via sciencedaily.com) A small amount of simulated crushed Martian rock mixed with a titanium alloy made a stronger, high-p...
Published A spacecraft has 'touched' the sun for the first time - A spacecraft has 'touched' the sun for the first time
(via sciencedaily.com) On April 28, 2021, NASA's Parker Solar Probe reached the sun's extended solar atmosphere, known as t...
Published Signatures of the Space Age: Spacecraft metals left in the wake of humanity's path to the stars
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Using tools hitched to the nose cone of their research planes and sampling more than 11 miles above...
Published Space dust as Earth's sun shield - Space Dust: Earth's Natural Sun Shield
(via sciencedaily.com) Dust launched from the moon's surface or from a space station positioned between Earth and the sun c ...
Published Lunar glass shows Moon asteroid impacts mirrored on Earth - Lunar Glass Shows Moon Asteroid Impacts Mirrored on Earth
(via sciencedaily.com) A research team has found asteroid impacts on the Moon millions of years ago coincided precisely wit...
Published Breaking in a new planet - Breaking in a New Planet: The Challenges and Opportunities
(via sciencedaily.com) Impacts affect the porosity and structure of moons and planets more dramatically than scientists sus...
Published Scientists discover places on the moon where it's always 'sweater weather' - Scientists Discover Places on the Moon Where It's Always 'Sweater Weather'
(via sciencedaily.com) A team led by planetary scientists has discovered shady locations within pits on the moon that alway...
Published Scientists release first analysis of rocks plucked from speeding asteroid - Scientists Release First Analysis of Rocks Plucked from Speeding Asteroid
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists have now begun to announce the first results from the analysis of a handful of dirt that...
Published Astronauts may one day drink water from ancient moon volcanoes - Astronauts May One Day Drink Water from Ancient Moon Volcanoes
(via sciencedaily.com) If any humans had been alive 2 to 4 billion years ago, they may have looked up and seen a sliver of...
Published Earth's atmosphere may be source of some lunar water - Earth's Atmosphere May Be the Source of Some Lunar Water
(via sciencedaily.com) Hydrogen and oxygen ions escaping from Earth's upper atmosphere and combining on the moon could be o...
Published Lunar radar data uncovers new clues about moon’s ancient past - Lunar Radar Data Uncovers New Clues About Moon's Ancient Past
(via sciencedaily.com) The dusty surface of the moon -- immortalized in images of Apollo astronauts' lunar footprints -- fo ...