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Would astronauts' kidneys survive a roundtrip to Mars?      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The structure and function of the kidneys is altered by space flight, with galactic radiation causin...

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New biomarker database designed to improve astronaut health may also be useful to earthlings      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

As space travel becomes more frequent, a new biomarker tool was developed by an international team o...

Space: The Solar System
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NASA spacecraft becomes first to orbit a dwarf planet - NASA Spacecraft Becomes First to Orbit a Dwarf Planet      (via sciencedaily.com) 

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has become the first mission to achieve orbit around a dwarf planet. The spac...

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Supercomputer simulations could unlock mystery of Moon's formation - Supercomputer Simulations Could Unlock Mystery of Moon's Formation      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers have taken a step towards understanding how the Moon might have formed out of a giant co...

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Martian meteorite upsets planet formation theory - Martian Meteorite Upsets Planet Formation Theory      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study of an old meteorite contradicts current thinking about how rocky planets like the Earth...

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Pluto’s ‘Hulk-like’ moon Charon: A possible ancient ocean? - Pluto’s ‘Hulk-like’ moon Charon: A possible ancient ocean?      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Pluto's largest moon may have gotten too big for its own skin. Images from NASA's New Horizons missi...

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Small collisions make big impact on Mercury's thin atmosphere - Small Collisions Make Big Impact on Mercury's Thin Atmosphere      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Mercury, our smallest planetary neighbor, has very little to call an atmosphere, but it does have a...

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Mercury's poles may be icier than scientists thought - Mercury's Poles May Be Icier Than Scientists Thought      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study identifies three large surface ice deposits near Mercury's north pole, and suggests ther...

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Dawn maps Ceres craters where ice can accumulate - Dawn Maps Ceres Craters Where Ice Can Accumulate      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists with NASA's Dawn mission have identified permanently shadowed regions on the dwarf planet...

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Surface of Mercury arose from deep inside the planet - Surface of Mercury Arose from Deep Inside the Planet      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have found that several volcanic deposits on Mercury's surface require mantle melting to...

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Because you can't eat just one: Star will swallow two planets - Because You Can't Eat Just One: Star Will Swallow Two Planets      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Two worlds orbiting a distant star are about to become a snack of cosmic proportions. Astronomers an...

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Why Uranus and Neptune are different colors - Why Uranus and Neptune are Different Colors      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers may now understand why the similar planets Uranus and Neptune are different colors. Rese...

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Solar storms trigger Jupiter's 'northern lights' - Solar Storms Trigger Jupiter's 'Northern Lights'      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Solar storms trigger Jupiter's intense 'Northern Lights' by generating a new X-ray aurora that is ei...

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Ice feature on Saturn's giant moon, TItan - Ice Feature on Saturn's Giant Moon, Titan      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Research team finds huge ice feature on Titan while trying to understand where Saturn's largest moon...

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Could more of Earth's surface host life? - Could More of Earth's Surface Host Life?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Of all known planets, Earth is as friendly to life as any planet could possibly be -- or is it? If J...