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More “Hollowed Ground” on Mercury
[/caption] The latest featured image from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, soon to complete its first year in orbit around Mercury, shows…
NASA’s Pluto Probe Marks a New Milestone
[/caption] It may not have noticed anything different as it continued its high-speed trek through interplanetary space, but today New…
New Research Finds Venus’ Winds, They Are A-Changin’
[/caption] Venus, Earth's hotheaded neighbor, may have more variability in its weather patterns than previously believed. Using infrared data…
Mars May Have Once Been a Cold, Wet World
[/caption] Many planetary scientists suspect that Mars, now cold and very dry, once had a liquid water ocean covering parts…
More Surprises From Pluto
[/caption] Ah, Pluto. Seems every time we think we've got it figured out, it has a new surprise to throw…
Which Planet Has The Longest Day?
Just to be clear, this answer to 'which planet has the longest day' is based on this criteria: a planets…
Planets Fact Sheet
Mercury Mass: 0.3302 x 1024 kg Volume: 6.083 x 1010 km3 Average radius: 2439.7 km Average diameter: 4879.4 km Mean…
Tenth Planet: The Next World in the Solar System
When astronomers discovered a tenth planet in the Solar System, no known as Eris, they had to develop a whole…