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Near-Earth dwarf planet's surface is 90% covered by water
Astronomers have been curious about the makeup of Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt, ever since its discovery by ...
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Jupiter's moons hide giant subsurface oceans − Europa Clipper is one of 2 missions on their way to see if these moons could support life
On Oct. 14, 2024, NASA launched a robotic spacecraft named Europa Clipper to Jupiter’s moons. Clipper will reach the ...
New Study Explains How Saturn’s Moon Titan Could Be Home To Extraterrestrial Life
Scientists believe Saturn's largest moon, Titan, could be one of humanity's best bets to find some form of extraterrestrial ...
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A huge asteroid crash permanently altered Jupiter's biggest moon Ganymede
A colossal asteroid slammed into Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede with so much power it dramatically and permanently reoriented the moon roughly 4 billion years ago, new research suggests ...
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Mighty Jupiter moon Ganymede pictured in close-up
The American space agency's Juno probe has returned some close-in views of Ganymede - one of Jupiter's four Galilean moons and the largest natural satellite in the Solar System. The imagery was ...
Astronomers Found Something Cold and Wet Near Uranus
The icy moon Miranda is the latest satellite in our solar system to spark hope in the search for life beyond Earth.
The Icy Crust of Saturn’s Moon Titan Could Be Hiding Secrets to Our World and Life Beyond It
A new study suggests that the planet’s icy interior and liquid ocean could be insulated with a three-to-six-mile-thick layer ...
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Galilean Suite: Listen To The Major New Classical Work Dedicated To Jupiter’s Moons
Ganymede, Callisto and Europa. It's fair to say that of all the moons, it’s Io—the most volcanic world in the solar system—that inspired the most elaborate movement. “It’s constantly ...
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NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will scour Jupiter moon for the ingredients for life
Discovered by Galileo in 1610, Europa is one of the four so-called Galilean moons of Jupiter, along with Ganymede, Io and Callisto. Seeking conditions that support life What type of life might ...
What’s That Really Bright ‘Star’ In The East After Dark?
There's a bright "star" shining in the east after dark. It's Jupiter, which is now approaching it's biggest, brightest and ...
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November 2024: What’s in the sky this month? Mars and Jupiter are improving, while Uranus reaches opposition
Mars is brightening and the giant planet Jupiter is reaching its best apparition in a decade for Northern Hemisphere ...
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will scour Jupiter moon for ingredients for life
Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moon’s icy crust where an ocean is thought to be sloshing fairly close to the surface ...