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Published MESSENGER's endgame: Hover campaign promises bird's-eye view of Mercury's surface - MESSENGER's Endgame: Hover Campaign Promises Bird's-Eye View of Mercury's Surface
(via sciencedaily.com) MESSENGER will not go gentle into that good night. The mission will end sometime this spring, when t...
Published NASA's SOFIA discovers water on sunlit surface of Moon - NASA's SOFIA Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon
(via sciencedaily.com) NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed, for the first time, w...
Published Peering into the Moon's shadows with AI - Peering into the Moon's Shadows with AI
(via sciencedaily.com) Permanently shadowed lunar craters contain water ice, but are difficult to image. A machine learning...
Published Mercury: Results from Messenger’s low-altitude campaign - Mercury: Results from Messenger’s Low-Altitude Campaign
(via sciencedaily.com) NASA's MESSENGER mission, now nearing the end of its fourth and final year of orbital operations at...
Published Dragonfly mission to Titan announces big science goals - Dragonfly Mission to Titan Announces Big Science Goals
(via sciencedaily.com) The NASA Dragonfly mission will send a rotorcraft relocatable lander to the surface of Saturn's moon ...
Published Layering, not liquid: Astronomers explain Mars' watery reflections - Layering, not liquid: Astronomers explain Mars' watery reflections
(via sciencedaily.com) Astronomers believe bright reflections beneath the surface of Mars' South Pole are not necessarily e ...
Published Pluto as a cosmic lava lamp: Giant convective cells continually refresh dwarf planet's icy heart - Pluto as a Cosmic Lava Lamp: Giant Convective Cells Continually Refresh Dwarf Planet's Icy Heart
(via sciencedaily.com) Using computer models, New Horizons team members have been able to determine the depth of the layer...
Published NASA Completes MESSENGER Mission with Expected Impact on Mercury's Surface - NASA Completes MESSENGER Mission with Expected Impact on Mercury's Surface
(via sciencedaily.com) A NASA planetary exploration mission came to a planned, but nonetheless dramatic, end April 30 when...
Published Comet dust: Planet Mercury's 'invisible paint' - Comet Dust: Planet Mercury's 'Invisible Paint'
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists have long puzzled over the planet Mercury's excessively dark surface. New research sugges ...
Published Shedding light on Saturn's moon Titan's mysterious atmosphere - Shedding Light on Saturn's Moon Titan's Mysterious Atmosphere
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study tackles one of the greatest mysteries about Titan, one of Saturn's moons: the origin of...
Published Newly discovered form of salty ice could exist on surface of extraterrestrial moons - Newly Discovered Form of Salty Ice Could Exist on Surface of Extraterrestrial Moons
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source An international team has found two new crystal structures for salty ice, or solid hydrate made from...
Published Cracked, frozen and tipped over: New clues from Pluto's past - Cracked, Frozen and Tipped Over: New Clues from Pluto's Past
(via sciencedaily.com) New research by planetary scientists reveals fascinating clues about Pluto, suggesting the small wor...
Published Dwarf planet Haumea shines with crystalline ice - Dwarf planet Haumea shines with crystalline ice
(via sciencedaily.com) The fifth dwarf planet of the solar system, Haumea, and at least one of its two satellites, are cove...
Published Magma on Mars likely - Magma on Mars Likely: What We Know So Far
(via sciencedaily.com) Until now, Mars has been generally considered a geologically dead planet. An international team of r...
Published Life signs could survive near surfaces of Enceladus and Europa
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Europa and Enceladus, icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn respectively, have evidence of oceans beneath...
Published New data from flyby of Pluto - New Data from Flyby of Pluto: What We've Learned So Far
(via sciencedaily.com) Pluto's surface exhibits a wide variety of landscapes, results from five new studies. The dwarf plan ...
Published Sand-sized meteoroids are peppering asteroid Bennu - Sand-sized Meteoroids are Peppering Asteroid Bennu
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study posits that the major particle ejections off the near-Earth asteroid Bennu may be the co...
Published Scientists find oceans of water on Mars: It's just too deep to tap
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Quakes and meteor impacts on Mars generate seismic waves that can help map the interior. A new study...
Published Here comes the Sun: Planetary scientists find evidence of solar-driven change on the Moon - Here Comes the Sun: Planetary Scientists Find Evidence of Solar-Driven Change on the Moon
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study uncovered important clues to help understand the surprisingly active lunar surface. The ...
Published Little groundwater recharge in ancient Mars aquifer, according to new models
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Mars was once a wet world. The geological record of the Red Planet shows evidence for water flowing...