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New Finds From Kepler: 8 New Worlds Discovered in the Habitable Zone
A fascinating set of finds was announced today at the 225th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), currently underway…
Could Mercury Get A Meteor Shower From Comet Encke?
We're sure going to miss the MESSENGER spacecraft at Mercury when it concludes its mission in 2015, because it keeps…
A Martian Blue Snake, Brought To You By Canadians And A Spacecraft
Here's the awesome thing about space and social media: in some cases, you can often follow along with a mission…
Venus Express Spacecraft, Low On Fuel, Does Delicate Dance Above Doom Below
It's been an interesting year for Venus Express. A few months ago, controllers deliberately dipped the spacecraft into the atmosphere…
‘Double Earths’ Could Be Fun Exoplanets To Hunt For — If They Exist
One big driver in the search for exoplanets is whether life can exist elsewhere in the Universe. In fact, a…
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Uranus Bland? Nope, It’s A Stormy Planet With Interesting Insides
Sometimes first impressions are poor ones. When the Voyager 2 spacecraft whizzed by Uranus in 1986, the close-up view of…
Dusty Baby Solar System Gives Clues On How Our Sun And Planets Grew Up
This isn't a clone of our Solar System, but it's close enough. Scientists eagerly scrutinized a young star system called…
Martian Permafrost And Dust-Sculpted Surface Captured By NASA Spacecraft
Mars was once thought to be a fairly unchanging planet, similar to the Moon. But now we know it is…
Ice Alert! Mercury’s Deposits Could Tell Us More About How Water Came To Earth
New pictures of water ice at Mercury's north pole -- the first such optical images ever -- could help scientists…
MAVEN Spacecraft’s First Look at Mars Hints at Promising Results
It’s been less than a month since NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft slipped into orbit. But it’s…