Solar System

The Flip Side of Exoplanet Orbits

[/caption] It was once thought that our planet was part of a "typical" solar system. Inner rocky worlds, outlying gas…

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A Cometary Case for Titan’s Atmosphere

[/caption] Titan is a fascinating world to planetary scientists. Although it's a moon of Saturn it boasts an opaque atmosphere…

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Mars’ Underground Atmosphere

[/caption] Scientists have spotted an underground reservoir near Mars' south pole the size of Lake Superior… except that this lake…

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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…

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Solar Disruption Theory

[/caption] Solar disruption theory was one of several theories that emerged before the 18th century concerning the formation of the…

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Solar Powered Jupiter bound JUNO lands at Kennedy Space Center for blastoff

[/caption] Juno, NASA’s next big mission bound for the outer planets, has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center to kick…

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Aged Voyager 1 Does In-flight Gymnastics for Science

[/caption] She might be old, but she’s still got it where it counts. The 33-year old Voyager 1 probe, flying…

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Awe-Inspiring Flythrough of the Saturn System

Ever imagine creating your own IMAX movie? Cinematographer Stephen Van Vuuren is working to do just that, and has created…

14 years ago

A Sense of Planetary Scale

This is great! Blogger Brad Goodspeed created an animation which shows different planets in our solar system as they would…

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Apollo 12 anniversary celebrated at Martian Crater as Opportunity blazes ahead

[/caption] NASA recently celebrated the anniversary of the historic Apollo 12 lunar landing mission with another history making craft -…

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