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Lava could light up the James Webb Space Telescope's search for watery exoplanets
Some minerals in lava could suggest water is nearby.
Scientists have fiercely debated the existence of ‘Planet 9’ for a decade. Some say evidence is piling up
After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...
Solar Breakthrough: Scientists Redefine the Sun’s Elemental Blueprint
Solar and cosmochemical data indicate high levels of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen in the Sun. Researchers have unveiled a new ...
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How Old Is the Solar System, and How Did It Form?
Earth, between sweltering Venus and frozen Mars, formed and orbits within a band where water could persist in solid, liquid, and gaseous phases. Mars had surface water, but not as much as Earth, and ...
The Icy Crust of Saturn’s Moon Titan Could Be Hiding Secrets to Our World and Life Beyond It
A new study suggests that the planet’s icy interior and liquid ocean could be insulated with a three-to-six-mile-thick layer ...
Where Are NASA's Voyagers Now and What Happens to Them Next?
The historic probes are the farthest human-made objects from Earth. Just how far they've gone will blow your mind.
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NASA Engineers Activate Thrusters On Voyager 1 Spacecraft, Extending Its Mission Further Beyond Our Solar System
When it comes to exploring space, few things have done it better or longer than the Voyager 1 spacecraft, and it isn’t done ...
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Solar System: Icy Worlds
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Asteroid grains shed light on the outer solar system's origins
Tiny grains from a distant asteroid are revealing clues to the magnetic forces that shaped the far reaches of the solar ...
MIT scientists study particles from distant asteroid for clues to the outer solar system’s origin
We’re showing that, everywhere we look now, there was some sort of magnetic field that was responsible for bringing mass to ...
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Asteroid grains shed light on the outer solar system's origins
an asteroid that is thought to have formed in the early outer solar system, beyond 7 AU, and was eventually brought into orbit near the Earth. In December 2020, JAXA's Hayabusa 2 mission returned ...
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Asteroid grains shed light on the outer solar system’s origins
an asteroid that is thought to have formed in the early outer solar system, beyond 7 AU, and was eventually brought into orbit near the Earth. In December 2020, JAXA’s Hayabusa 2 mission ...