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Was the Moon Captured?
The general consensus is that Theia crashed into Earth billions of years ago and led to the formation of the…
An Ambitious Mission to Neptune Could Study Both the Planet and Triton
Mission concepts to the outer solar system are relatively common, as planetary scientists are increasingly frustrated by our lack of…
Scientists Examine Geological Processes of Monad Regio on Neptune’s Largest Moon, Triton
In a recent study submitted to the journal Icarus, a team of researchers at the International Research School of Planetary…
Will Triton finally answer, ‘Are we alone?’
We recently examined how and why Saturn’s icy moon, Enceladus, could answer the longstanding question: Are we alone? With its…
NASA Thinks it’s Time to Return to Neptune With its Trident Mission
Is it time to head back to Neptune and its moon Triton? It might be. After all, we have some…
NASA Wants to Send a Low-Cost Mission to Explore Neptune’s Moon Triton
A team of researchers from NASA and the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) recently proposed a low-cost mission to explore…
Triton’s Arrival was Chaos for the Rest of Neptune’s Moons
According to a new study, Neptune's system of moons may have been drastically altered thanks to the arrival of its…
Colonizing the Outer Solar System
This episode continues our team up with Fraser Cain to look at Colonizing the Solar System, we move from the…
How Many Moons Does Mercury Have?
The planet Mercury has no moons, but why is that the case? The reason is due to a combination of…
10 Interesting Facts About Neptune
Here are ten of the more interesting facts about the gas/ice giant known as Neptune. Some you may know, others…