Planetary Science

  1. Planetary Science

    Rare, free-floating exoplanet found

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  2. Planetary Science

    Neptune’s lost inner moon found

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  3. Planetary Science

    Fomalhaut star system is a triple

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  4. Planetary Science

    Supervolcanoes once erupted on Mars

    Giant eruptions billions of years ago left behind huge craters

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  5. Planetary Science

    Maps reveal clouds on distant exoplanet

    Astronomers chart the atmosphere of Kepler-7b, some 1,000 light-years away.

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  6. Planetary Science

    Titan’s plastic atmosphere

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  7. Planetary Science

    Curiosity gets the dirt on Mars

    The NASA rover completes an analysis of the first soil collected from Gale Crater.

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  8. Planetary Science

    Comet belt predicted near farthest planet

    Observations have confirmed the existence of the Kuiper Belt, first proposed in 1963.

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  9. Planetary Science

    Mars rover fails to find methane

    A dearth of the gas in the Red Planet's atmosphere disappoints scientists looking for signs of biological activity.

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  10. Planetary Science

    Cometlike crashes produce building blocks of life

    Amino acids in collision residue support importance of extraterrestrial impacts.

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  11. Planetary Science

    Eclipsing the sun, from Mars

    NASA rover catches silhouette of Martian moon

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  12. Planetary Science

    Titan becomes even more enigmatic

    Thick, rigid crust of ice encases Saturn's largest moon, perplexing scientists.

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