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Published Why Uranus and Neptune are different colors - Why Uranus and Neptune are Different Colors


Astronomers may now understand why the similar planets Uranus and Neptune are different colors. Rese...
Published Thick lithosphere casts doubt on plate tectonics in Venus's geologically recent past - Thick Lithosphere Casts Doubt on Plate Tectonics in Venus's Geologically Recent Past


A study of a giant impact crater on Venus suggests that its lithosphere was too thick to have had Ea...
Published Chaotic orbit of Comet Halley explained - Chaotic Orbit of Comet Halley Explained


Astronomers have found an explanation for the chaotic behavior of the orbit of Halley's Comet. ABSTR...
Published The science behind those eye-popping northern lights - The Science Behind Those Eye-Popping Northern Lights


Stormy weather on the sun drives the glistening aurorae in our clear night skies. ABSTRACT: The Scie...
Published Scientists model Saturn's interior, explain planet's unique magnetic field - Scientists Model Saturn's Interior and Explain Planet's Unique Magnetic Field


New simulations offer an intriguing look into Saturn's interior, suggesting that a thick layer of he...
Published Life on Titan cannot rely on cell membranes, according to computational simulations - Life on Titan Cannot Rely on Cell Membranes, According to Computational Simulations


Researchers have made a new contribution to the ongoing search into the possibility of life on Titan...
Published Ice feature on Saturn's giant moon, TItan - Ice Feature on Saturn's Giant Moon, Titan


Research team finds huge ice feature on Titan while trying to understand where Saturn's largest moon...
Published Look! Up in the sky! Is it a planet? Nope, just a star - Look! Up in the Sky! Is it a Planet? Nope, Just a Star



Among thousands of known exoplanets, astronomers have flagged three that are actually stars. ABSTRAC...
Published Mars was once covered by 300-meter deep oceans, study shows - Mars was Once Covered by 300-meter Deep Oceans, Study Shows


When Mars was a young planet, it was bombarded by icy asteroids that delivered water and organic che...
Published Data reveals evidence of molecular absorption in the atmosphere of a hot Neptune - Data Reveals Evidence of Molecular Absorption in the Atmosphere of a Hot Neptune


An international team of scientists recently measured the spectrum of the atmosphere of a rare hot N...
Published TESS finds its first Earth-sized planet - TESS Finds Its First Earth-Sized Planet


A nearby system hosts the first Earth-sized planet discovered by NASA's Transiting Exoplanets Survey...
Published Moon discovered over dwarf planet Makemake in the Kuiper Belt - Moon Discovered Over Dwarf Planet Makemake in the Kuiper Belt


Scientists have discovered an elusive, dark moon orbiting Makemake, one of the 'big four' dwarf plan...
Published Hubble discovers moon orbiting the dwarf planet Makemake - Hubble Discovers Moon Orbiting the Dwarf Planet Makemake


Peering to the outskirts of our solar system, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a small, dar...
Published Pluto 'paints' its largest moon red - Pluto 'Paints' Its Largest Moon Red


In June 2015, when the cameras on NASA's approaching New Horizons spacecraft first spotted the large...
Published Researchers build alien ocean to test NASA outer space submarine - Researchers Build Alien Ocean to Test NASA Outer Space Submarine



Building a submarine gets tricky when the temperature drops to -300 Fahrenheit and the ocean is made...
Published 17-pound meteorite discovered in Antarctica - **17-Pound Meteorite Discovered in Antarctica: A Rare Find**


Antarctica is a tough place to work, for obvious reasons -- it's bitterly cold, remote, and wild. Ho...
Published Scientists find evidence of complex organic molecules from Enceladus - Scientists Find Evidence of Complex Organic Molecules from Enceladus


Using mass spectrometry data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, scientists found that large, carbon-ric...
Published A 'super-puff' planet like no other - A 'Super-Puff' Planet Like No Other


Astronomers discover that the core mass of exoplanet WASP-107b is much lower than previously thought...
Published The world's largest turbulence simulation unmasks the flow of energy in astrophysical plasmas - The World's Largest Turbulence Simulation Unmasks the Flow of Energy in Astrophysical Plasmas


Researchers uncover the long-hidden process that helps explain why the Sun's corona can be vastly ho...
Published Lightning strike creates phosphorus material - Lightning Strike Creates Phosphorus Material: A New Discovery in Chemistry



A lightning strike in New Port Richey, Florida, led to a chemical reaction creating a new material t...