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 ...
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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If The Sun's Gravity Is So Strong, How Come All The Planets Are Moving Away From It?
The movements of the planets in the Solar System are pretty difficult to get your head around, even before we get started on ...
New images of Jupiter unveiled by NASA - Prepare to be amazed
The spacecraft Juno just finished its 66th trip around Jupiter, sending back some of the highest-resolution images we’ve seen ...
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NASA’s Guide to Finding and Photographing Auroras
Occasionally, during explosions called coronal mass ejections, the Sun releases charged particles that speed across the solar ...