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Europa Could be Covered in Salty Ice

Jupiter’s second Galilean moon, Europa, is one of the most fascinating planetary objects in our Solar System with its massive…

2 years ago

How Do You Measure A Planet Near A Tiny Star?

When you sit back and think about how far away exoplanets are -- and how faint -- it's a scientific…

12 years ago

Scientists Set Their Sights on Arctic Ice Loss

[/caption] NASA researchers have just completed science mission flights over Greenland and the surrounding seas, gathering data on ice distribution…

13 years ago

“Tidal Venuses” May Have Been Wrung Out To Dry

[/caption] Earth-sized exoplanets within a distant star's habitable zone could still be very much uninhabitable, depending on potential tidal stresses…

13 years ago