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Published Advanced analysis of Apollo sample illuminates Moon’s evolution - Advanced Analysis of Apollo Sample Illuminates Moon's Evolution


Sophisticated analysis of a rock sample taken from the Moon during the Apollo 17 mission revealed ne...
Published Fascinating orbits: Celestial bodies surprisingly erratic - Fascinating Orbits: Celestial Bodies Surprisingly Erratic


Astronomers are researching the way in which celestial bodies orbit each other, now and in the futur...
Published Mercury's magnetic field is almost four billion years old - Mercury's Magnetic Field: A Four Billion Year Old Mystery


New data from MESSENGER, the spacecraft that orbited Mercury for four years before crashing into the...
Published Planet Mercury a result of early hit-and-run collisions - Planet Mercury: A Result of Early Hit-and-Run Collisions


New simulations show that Mercury and other unusually metal-rich objects in the solar system may be...
Published NASA's Kepler mission discovers tiny planet system: Smallest planet yet found around a star similar to our sun - NASA's Kepler Mission Discovers Tiny Planet System: Smallest Planet Yet Found Around a Star Similar to Our Sun



NASA's Kepler mission scientists have discovered a new planetary system that is home to the smallest...
Published Making nanodiamonds out of bottle plastic - Making Nanodiamonds Out of Bottle Plastic: A Revolutionary Breakthrough


What goes on inside planets like Neptune and Uranus? To find out, an international team conducted a...
Published Is salt the key to unlocking the interiors of Neptune and Uranus? - Is Salt the Key to Unlocking the Interiors of Neptune and Uranus?


The interiors of several of our Solar System's planets and moons are icy, and ice has been found on...
Published Looking for pieces of Venus? Try the moon - Looking for Pieces of Venus? Try the Moon


A growing body of research suggests the planet Venus may have had an Earth-like environment billions...
Published Did Venus ever have oceans? - Did Venus Ever Have Oceans?


Astrophysicists have investigated the past of Venus to find out whether Earth's sister planet once h...
Published Earth and Venus grew up as rambunctious planets - Earth and Venus: The Rambunctious Planets


Using machine learning and simulations of giant impacts, researchers found that the planets residing...
Published The weather forecast for Venus - The Weather Forecast for Venus: What We Know So Far


Little is known about the weather at night on Venus as the absence of sunlight makes imaging difficu...
Published Purported phosphine on Venus more likely to be ordinary sulfur dioxide - Purported Phosphine on Venus More Likely to be Ordinary Sulfur Dioxide


Astronomers revisited and comprehensively reinterpreted the radio telescope observations underlying...
Published Atmospheric tidal waves maintain Venus' super-rotation - Atmospheric Tidal Waves: The Key to Venus' Super-Rotation


An international research team has revealed that the 'super-rotation' on Venus is maintained near th...
Published Recently active lava flows on the eastern flank of Idunn Mons on Venus - Recently Active Lava Flows on the Eastern Flank of Idunn Mons on Venus


The European Space Agency's Venus Express mission has provided a great amount of data from the surfa...
Published Venus vortices go for chaotic multi-storey strolls around the poles - Venus Vortices: Chaotic Multi-Storey Strolls Around the Poles


A detailed study of Venus' South Polar Vortex shows a much more chaotic and unpredictable cyclone th...
Published Venus transit and lunar mirror could help astronomers find worlds around other stars - Venus Transit and Lunar Mirror: A New Way to Discover Exoplanets


On June 6, 2012, Venus passed directly between Earth and the sun, in a so-called transit where the p...
Published Exoplanet may reveal secrets about the edge of habitability - Exoplanet May Reveal Secrets About the Edge of Habitability



How close can a rocky planet be to a star, and still sustain water and life? A recently discovered e...
Published Source of hazardous high-energy particles located in the Sun - Source of Hazardous High-Energy Particles Located in the Sun


In the new study, researchers analyzed the composition of solar energetic particles heading towards...
Published New kind of aurora is not an aurora at all - New Kind of Aurora is Not an Aurora at All


Thin ribbons of purple and white light that sometimes appear in the night sky were dubbed a new type...
Published First solar images from NOAA's GOES-16 satellite - First Solar Images from NOAA's GOES-16 Satellite


The first images from the Solar Ultraviolet Imager or SUVI instrument aboard NOAA's GOES-16 satellit...