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Magnetic Wave Study Detects Lithium in Mercury’s Exosphere for First Time Ever
Using a new technique based on magnetic-wave analysis, scientists have, for the first time, discovered lithium in the atmosphere of
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Young Exoplanet Spotted Shedding Atmosphere Under Stellar Radiation
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, together with data from the Hubble Space Telescope, has revealed a “baby” exoplanet rapidly losing its
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Crystalline Ice Discovered in Space: New Study Reveals Hidden Order in Cosmic Ice
Water ice coats many outer solar system bodies – from Jupiter’s icy moon Ganymede (above) to interstellar dust. On Earth,
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Meteorite From Outer Solar System Challenges Planet Formation Timeline in Early Solar System
A minuscule meteorite seems to be rewriting the history of our solar system. The 50-gram Northwest Africa 12264 has brought
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Hubble Finds Cosmic Dust Coating Uranus’ Moons, Not Radiation Scars
The latest Hubble Space Telescope observations reveal a twist in the story of Uranus’s moons. Rather than the expected radiation
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AI Reveals Mars’s Mysterious Slope Streaks Likely Formed by Dust, Not Water Activity
Unexplained dark streaks on Mars, thought to be evidence of liquid water flow in recent years, could just be marks left
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Europa Could Briefly Sustain Life When the Sun Becomes a Red Giant Star, Scientists Say
Life in the solar system may not entirely end when the sun begins its dramatic transformation into a red giant
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Asteroid Vesta May Be a Fragment of a Lost Planet, Say Scientists
Asteroid Vesta, long considered a stalled protoplanet, may actually be a massive fragment of a larger world that once existed
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Juno Mission Sheds Light on Jupiter’s Storms and Volcanic Activity on Io
NASA’s Juno mission has discovered a world of cyclones at Jupiter’s north Jovian pole, a region of cooler stratospheric haze.
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New Study Reveals How Jupiter’s Storms Hide Ammonia
Jupiter’s weather just got even stranger. A new study published in the Journal Science Advances revealed that the gas giant’s