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Pure Metal Asteroid Has Mysterious Water Deposits
Water has been showing up in all sorts of unexpected places in our Solar System, such as the Moon, Mercury…
Phenomenal New View of Ceres ‘Lonely Mountain’ Reveals Signs of Volcanic Activity
An amazing new view of Ceres' Ahuna Mons reveals it as a towering volcanic dome likely composed of salty mud.…
First Detection of Water Clouds Outside Our Solar System
Astronomers have now determined a nearby brown dwarf has some exciting characteristics: its atmosphere is full of clouds of water…
Enceladus’ Jets Selectively Power-Up Farther From Saturn
A crowning achievement of the Cassini mission to Saturn is the discovery of water vapor jets spraying out from Enceladus' southern pole.…
Spotlight On Pluto’s Frozen Polar Canyons
We turn our gaze away from Pluto's "heart" to explore the ancient ice canyons of its north polar region.
Did We Need the Moon for Life?
Astronomers hate the Moon because it ruins perfectly good observing nights. But is it possible that we all need the…
Weekly Space Hangout – Oct. 9, 2015: Nobel Prizes, Private Moon Launches & Water on Pluto!
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Paul Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @MorganRehnberg ) Kimberly Cartier (@AstroKimCartier )…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 387: Water on Mars… Again
Have you heard the big news? NASA has reported that Mark Whatney is alive and well on the surface of…
Weekly Space Hangout – Oct 2, 2015: Water on Mars, Blood Moon Eclipses, and More Pluto!
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @MorganRehnberg ) Pamela Gay (cosmoquest.org / @cosmoquestx / @starstryder) Kimberly Cartier…
Do Astronauts Drink their Pee?
In order to fly in space, astronauts need to make a few sacrifices, like drink their own urine. Yuck? Don't…