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Astronomers Probe Mysteries of ‘Super Puff’ Planet

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 JASON SANDEFUR
astronomy, planets, space

Gas giant planets need much less core mass than previously thought to create the immense gas envelope surrounding it.

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Science 

Jupiter, Saturn Merging in Night Sky, Closest in Centuries

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
planets, space

Jupiter and Saturn will merge in the night sky Monday, appearing closer to one another than they have since Galileo’s time in the 17th century.

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Science 

Space Probe Makes 1st Venus Fly-By on Way to Mercury

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
planets, Research, space

A spacecraft bound for Mercury swung by Venus on Thursday, using Earth’s neighbor to adjust its course on the way to the solar system’s smallest and innermost planet.

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Science 

Moon’s Magnetic Field, Now Gone, Likely Shielded Early Earth

October 14, 2020October 15, 2020 DUSTIN MANDUFFIE
astronomy, planets, space

Like a protective sibling, the moon shielded a nascent Earth from the ravages of space with its magnetic field — a power that has long since disappeared.

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Science 

Mars at Its Biggest and Brightest Until 2035

October 8, 2020October 9, 2020 CARSON McCULLOUGH
astronomy, planets, space

Astronomers around the world watch and wait in anticipation as Mars puts on a show this month, complete with its closest approach to Earth and a dueling dance with the sun.

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Environment Science 

Salty Lake, Ponds May Be Gurgling Beneath South Pole on Mars

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
planets, space

A network of salty ponds may be gurgling beneath Mars’ South Pole alongside a large underground lake, raising the prospect of tiny, swimming Martian life.

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Science 

With New Space Telescope, Astronomers Find One of the Most Extreme Planets in Universe

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 JON PARTON
astronomy, European Space Agency, planets

A European space telescope designed to gather information on planets beyond our solar system has uncovered the secrets of one such planet, revealing on Monday an extreme world with a permanent day and night side and surface temperatures hot enough to melt iron.

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Science 

Jupiter, Enticing Moon Europa Star in New Hubble Photo

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
NASA, planets, space

Jupiter and its enticing moon Europa shine in a new photo by the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Science 

Astronomers See Possible Hints of Life in Venus’ Clouds

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
astronomy, planets, Research, space

Astronomers have found a potential sign of life high in the atmosphere of neighboring Venus: hints there may be bizarre microbes living in the sulfuric acid-laden clouds of the hothouse planet.

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Environment Science 

Wind Shields Keep Jupiter’s Polar Storms in Place

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 DANIEL CONRAD
planets, Research, space, Weather

New models suggest that shields surrounding the numerous storms circling Jupiter’s north and south poles may be the reason why more than a dozen large tempests have circled the gas giant’s extremes without either merging or dissipating in the past four years.

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Science Technology 

NASA Set to Prove Whether Rogue Planets Outnumber Stars

August 21, 2020August 24, 2020 CARSON McCULLOUGH
astronomy, planets, space

Rogue planets, celestial bodies that free-float in space without being gravitationally tethered to a sun, may be so widespread that they actually outnumber the stars in the Milky Way, according to a new theory published Friday.

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Science Technology 

Russia Wants to Return to Venus, Build Reusable Rocket

August 10, 2020August 11, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
planets, Russia, space

The head of Russia’s space agency said Friday that Roscosmos wants to return to Venus and bring back soil samples and build spacecraft that will surpass Elon Musk’s rockets.

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Science 

Space Probe Reveals Dwarf Planet Ceres Is an Ocean World

August 10, 2020August 11, 2020 JON PARTON
astronomy, NASA, planets, Research, space

With the help of NASA’s Dawn space probe, scientists have begun to unravel centuries-long mysteries of Ceres, a dwarf planet asteroid located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

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Science 

Life-Sustaining Energy Maker Discovered Beneath Mars

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 MARTIN MACIAS JR
planets, Research, space

Though no sentient life has ever been detected on Mars, a New York University astrophysicist has found that conditions below the surface of the red planet could sustain life, according to a study released Tuesday.

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National Science 

NASA’s Next Mars Rover Is Brawniest and Brainiest One Yet

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
NASA, planets, space

With eight successful Mars landings, NASA is upping the ante with its newest rover.

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International Science 

China Launches Mars Probe in Space Race With US

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
China, planets, Research, space

China launched a rover to Mars on Thursday, a journey coinciding with a similar U.S. mission as the powers take their rivalry into deep space.

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Science 

Telescope Snaps Family Portrait of Two Giant Planets Around Baby Sun

July 22, 2020July 23, 2020 MARTIN MACIAS JR
astronomy, planets, Research, space

Astronomers had never directly observed more than one planet orbiting a star similar to our sun until a few weeks ago, when a telescope transmitted stunning images of a planetary system 300 light-years away that may hold clues about how our galaxy formed.

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Science 

Mars About to Be Invaded by Earthlings

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
planets, space

Mars is about to be invaded by planet Earth — big time.

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Science 

Exposed Planetary Core Discovered 730 Light Years Away

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 DANIEL CONRAD
planets, Research, space

Scientists believe they have discovered the remnant core of a gas giant about 730 light years away, providing astronomers a rare look into the interior of a planet.

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Science Technology 

Mars Rover Mission Will Use AI to Help Scientists Sort Out Findings

June 25, 2020June 26, 2020 TRAVIS BUBENIK
NASA, planets, Research, robotics, space

A planned space probe mission to Mars in 2022 will use artificial intelligence to help scientists prioritize their time and attention as they try to figure out if there has ever been life on the planet, researchers at NASA said Thursday.

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