NASA collected potential evidence of life on Mars. Now it’s pitching new plans to retrieve the cache
NASA has arrived at two ways of returning samples collected on Mars to Earth. Now, the agency will test the options to see if ...
The story behind Pluto's huge moon bodes well for distant ocean worlds
Since New Horizons' close encounter with Pluto 10 years ago, experts have come to think of the dwarf planet as much more ...
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A Novel ‘Kiss and Capture’ Event Gave Pluto Its Largest Moon, Charon, New Study Suggests
Researchers accounted for the previously overlooked structures of the dwarf planet and moon in computer simulations of a ...
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New Englanders, chances to be wowed by stars and planets sky abound in 2025
The new year will bring a pair of lunar eclipses ... It’s kicking off the year with a six-planet parade in January that will be visible for weeks. Little Mercury will join the crowd for a ...
New telescope could finally prove there is an elusive 'Planet X' in our solar system
There are eight official planets (sorry, Pluto) in our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and ...
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What Would Happen If a New Planet Formed in the Solar System?
"What If is an epic exploration of possibilities. What If is a Webby Award-winning science web series that takes you on a ...
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Mercury looks stunning in images from BepiColombo spacecraft's 6th and final flyby
"BepiColombo's main mission phase may only start two years from now, but all six of its flybys of Mercury have given us invaluable new information about the little-explored planet." ...
NASA will decide how to bring soil samples back from Mars in 2026
NASA will analyze and explore two different landing options for its Mars Sample Return program, though it will take almost two years to do so and is expected to announce its decision in late 2026. The ...