Planetary Science
- Planetary Science
Source of Charon’s red north pole is probably Pluto
The dark red pole on Charon, the largest moon of Pluto, is probably gas that escaped from Pluto and was then transformed by sunlight.
- Planetary Science
Moon rocks may have misled asteroid bombardment dating
Discrepancies in moon rock dating muddy Late Heavy Bombardment debate.
- Planetary Science
Rock star Freddie Mercury now has his own space rock
Queen front man Freddie Mercury is the latest in a long list of celebrities to have an asteroid named after him.
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OSIRIS-REx spacecraft launches tonight for mission to grab asteroid sample
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is about to launch for a seven-year mission to study the asteroid Bennu and bring samples of the space rock back to Earth.
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Philae lander spotted on comet 67P
Missing since November 2014, the Philae comet lander has been found lurking in the shadows on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
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Rosetta spots Philae lander on surface of comet 67P
Missing since November 2014, the Philae comet lander has been found lurking in the shadows on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
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Juno transmits first intimate snapshots of Jupiter
Hurricane-like clouds spiral over Jupiter’s poles, new photos taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveal.
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Water plays big role in shaping dwarf planet Ceres
Findings from the Dawn spacecraft turn up cryovolcanoes, ice patches and hydrated minerals on Ceres, supporting the idea that water helped shape the dwarf planet.
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Water has played a big role in shaping dwarf planet Ceres
Findings from the Dawn spacecraft turn up cryovolcanoes, ice patches and hydrated minerals on Ceres, supporting the idea that water helped shape the dwarf planet.
- Planetary Science
Spacecraft reveal diversity in solar system’s landscapes
The latest generation of interplanetary spacecraft have revealed diverse landscapes on planets, asteroids and comets throughout the solar system.
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Venus once possibly habitable, study suggests
Venus might have once been habitable and home to a shallow ocean.
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Visits to Proxima Centauri’s planet are probably millennia away
A trip to Proxima Centauri’s planet would take millennia, even with alpha particle propulsion.
