Planets

  1. Planets

    New planetary neighbor

    Nearest star system has a world that's Earthly in size, but too hot for human visitors.

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  2. Planets

    Curiosity’s watery find

    Mars rover finds rocks that show where water once flowed.

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  3. Tech

    Curiosity lands on Mars!

    NASA successfully delivered a $2.5 billion robotic vehicle to Mars, one that will explore for signs that the planet might once have hosted life

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  4. Planets

    Worlds beyond the solar system

    Planet hunters have found hundreds of exoplanets, but none just like Earth.

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  5. Planets

    Moon twinkles

    Flashes of light on the moon’s surface come from cooling, superhot liquid.

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  6. Planets

    Distant ‘Goldilocks’ world

    Planet-hunters find a just-right world outside the solar system.

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  7. Planets

    Europa’s watery underworld

    Jupiter’s smooth, icy moon may hide giant lakes beneath the surface.

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  8. Planets

    A shock to the solar system

    Scientists suspect a nearby exploding star ignited the formation of the sun and planets.

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  9. Planets

    Ripples in one of Saturn’s rings

    Scientists study pattern created by 600-year-old comet crash.

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  10. Planets

    Double sunsets on a distant world

    Astronomers discover for the first time a planet circling two stars.

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  11. Planets

    Possible new saltwater stains on Mars

    Dark streaks that grow in spring, fade in winter may point to saltwater on the Red Planet.

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  12. Physics

    Planetary paparazzo

    NASA satellite snaps historic photographs of Mercury.

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