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The incredible stench of the planets in our solar system
Because they're surrounded by foul-smelling gases that are incompatible with the human sense of smell, living on the surface ...
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Plastic ice VII: Exotic substance likely found in space created in the lab
Water ice is a far more complex substance than we might assume. Scientists have now created an exotic new form of ice in the ...
Mission to investigate signs of life on Jupiter's icy moons
Research Fellow Dr. Babak Bakhit has encountered one of his most challenging projects to date—contributing to the European ...
You’ll be able to see Mercury, Saturn together in the night sky next week
Ahead of its dance with Saturn on Feb. 24, Mercury should be seen on Feb. 19 at magnitude -1.2 with binoculars 20 minutes ...
Is Pluto a planet or not? Who cares! Our love for the King of the Kuiper Belt is stronger than ever 95 years later
On the 95th anniversary of its discovery, Pluto remains one of the most beloved and enigmatic worlds in our solar system, ...
The tiny planet-not-planet that could: Pluto was discovered 95 years ago today
Feb. 18 marks the 95th anniversary of the discovery of our outermost planet-not-planet. Here's what to know about the short ...
NASA’s Webb Just Found Something Unexpected Beyond Neptune
Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...
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Might Uranus And Neptune Have Deep, Multi-Layer Oceans?
Non-mixing layers of water and hydrocarbons thousands of miles deep could explain the icy planets’ strange magnetic fields.
The Cosmic Illusion That’s Been Warping Exoplanet Discoveries for Years
Temperamental' stars that brighten and dim over a matter of hours or days may be distorting our view of thousands of distant ...
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Uranus And Neptune's Deepest Oceans Make Earth's Look Like Puddles
Earth's oceans are mysterious, largely unexplored places, but the enormous oceans of Neptune and Uranus have them beat.
Chunks of Alpha Centauri—Our Closest Stellar Neighbor—Might Have Already Reached Us
A new study examines how much material from the closest star system to Earth will end up in orbit around the Sun, and how ...
Deep Chasms Could Lead to a Hidden Ocean on Uranus's Moon Ariel
Our Solar System, like a sneaky little hobbit, seems to have stuffed its pockets full of hidden oceans. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune all have moons astronomers think might be harboring liquid ...