The formation of Mercury remains an unsolved mystery. The planet closest to the sun has a disproportionately large metallic core—accounting for about 70% of its mass—and a relatively small rocky mantle. Until now, the ...
Planetary Sciences
Sep 22, 2025
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Lasers aren't just useful for entertaining cats or pointing out features of PowerPoint slides. They can also drill holes on icy extraterrestrial bodies from comets to Mars polar caps—at least, according to a new paper published ...
Planetary Sciences
Sep 15, 2025
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The textbook picture of how planets form—serene, flat disks of cosmic dust—has just received a significant cosmic twist.
Planetary Sciences
Aug 27, 2025
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Asteroids floating through our solar system are debris left over from when our planetary neighborhood formed 4.6 billion years ago. Scientists study these ancient fragments as time capsules that reveal secrets about our solar ...
Planetary Sciences
Aug 26, 2025
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We already know a decent amount about how planets form, but moon formation is another process entirely, and one we're not as familiar with. Scientists think they understand how the most important moon in our solar system ...
Astrobiology
Aug 18, 2025
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Astronauts living and working on the moon and Mars will rely on satellites to provide services like navigation, weather, and communications relays. While managing complex missions, automating satellite communications will ...
Space Exploration
Aug 5, 2025
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A new study from NYU Abu Dhabi has found that high-energy particles from space, known as cosmic rays, could create the energy needed to support life underground on planets and moons in our solar system.
Astrobiology
Jul 28, 2025
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NASA research has shown that cell-like compartments called vesicles could form naturally in the lakes of Saturn's moon Titan.
Astrobiology
Jul 14, 2025
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A fascinating glimpse into how a solar system like our own is born has been revealed with the detection of planet-forming "pebbles" around two young stars.
Astronomy
Jul 7, 2025
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Astronomers using the European Space Agency's Cheops mission have caught an exoplanet that seems to be triggering flares of radiation from the star it orbits. These tremendous explosions are blasting away the planet's wispy ...
Astronomy
Jul 2, 2025
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