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Recent Hydrothermal Activity May Explain Ceres' Brightest Area
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Recent Hydrothermal Activity May Explain Ceres' Brightest Area

The brightest area on Ceres, located in the mysterious Occator Crater, has the highest concentration of carbonate minerals ever seen outside Earth, according to...

Nasa Rover Findings Point to a More Earth-Like Martian Past
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Nasa Rover Findings Point to a More Earth-Like Martian Past

Chemicals found in Martian rocks by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover suggest the Red Planet once had more oxygen in its atmosphere than it does now.

Nasa's Juno Spacecraft Closing in on Jupiter
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Nasa's Juno Spacecraft Closing in on Jupiter

Last Friday (6/24), at exactly 9:57 and 48 seconds a.m. PDT, NASA's Juno spacecraft was 5.5 million miles (8.9 million kilometers) from its July 4th appointment...

Nasa Scientists Discover ­nexpected Mineral on Mars
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Nasa Scientists Discover ­nexpected Mineral on Mars

Scientists have discovered an unexpected mineral in a rock sample at Gale Crater on Mars, a finding that may alter our understanding of how the planet evolved.

Nasa's K2 Finds Newborn Exoplanet Around Young Star
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Nasa's K2 Finds Newborn Exoplanet Around Young Star

Astronomers have discovered the youngest fully formed exoplanet ever detected.

Nasa's Juno Spacecraft to Risk Jupiter's Fireworks For Science
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Nasa's Juno Spacecraft to Risk Jupiter's Fireworks For Science

On July 4, NASA will fly a solar-powered spacecraft the size of a basketball court within 2,900 miles (4,667 kilometers) of the cloud tops of our solar system's...

Rover Opportunity Wrapping ­p Study of Martian Valley
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Rover Opportunity Wrapping ­p Study of Martian Valley

"Marathon Valley," slicing through a large crater's rim on Mars, has provided fruitful research targets for NASA's Opportunity rover since July 2015, but the rover...

Nasa Mars Rover Descends Plateau, Turns Toward Mountain
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Nasa Mars Rover Descends Plateau, Turns Toward Mountain

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has analyzed its 12th drilled sample of Mars. This sample came from mudstone bedrock, which the rover resumed climbing in late May after...

Nasa Mars Orbiters Reveal Seasonal Dust Storm Pattern
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Nasa Mars Orbiters Reveal Seasonal Dust Storm Pattern

After decades of research to discern seasonal patterns in Martian dust storms from images showing the dust, but the clearest pattern appears to be captured by measuring...

Lisa Pathfinder Mission Paves Way For Space-Based Detection of Gravitational Waves
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Lisa Pathfinder Mission Paves Way For Space-Based Detection of Gravitational Waves

LISA Pathfinder, a mission led by the European Space Agency (ESA) with contributions from NASA, has successfully tested a key technology needed to build a space...

Fifty Years of Moon Dust: Surveyor 1 Was a Pathfinder For Apollo
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Fifty Years of Moon Dust: Surveyor 1 Was a Pathfinder For Apollo

Before humans could take their first steps on the moon, that mysterious and forbidding surface had to be reconnoitered by robots.

Pluto's Heart: Like a Cosmic 'lava Lamp'
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Pluto's Heart: Like a Cosmic 'lava Lamp'

Combining computer models with topographic and compositional data gathered by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft last summer, New Horizons team members have determined...

Nasa Radar Finds Ice Age Record in Mars' Polar Cap
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Nasa Radar Finds Ice Age Record in Mars' Polar Cap

Scientists using radar data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have found a record of the most recent Martian ice age recorded in the planet's north...

Nasa Telescopes Find Clues For How Giant Black Holes Formed So Quickly
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Nasa Telescopes Find Clues For How Giant Black Holes Formed So Quickly

Using data from NASA's Great Observatories, astronomers have found the best evidence yet for cosmic seeds in the early universe that should grow into supermassive...

Europa's Ocean May Have An Earthlike Chemical Balance
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Europa's Ocean May Have An Earthlike Chemical Balance

A new NASA study modeling conditions in the ocean of Jupiter's moon Europa suggests that the necessary balance of chemical energy for life could exist there, even...

New Study Maps Rate of New Orleans Sinking
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New Study Maps Rate of New Orleans Sinking

New Orleans and surrounding areas continue to sink at highly variable rates due to a combination of natural geologic and human-induced processes, finds a new NASA...

Second Cycle of Martian Seasons Completing For Curiosity Rover
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Second Cycle of Martian Seasons Completing For Curiosity Rover

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover completed its second Martian year since landing inside Gale Crater nearly four Earth years ago, which means it has recorded environmental...

2007 OR10: Largest Unnamed World in the Solar System
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2007 OR10: Largest Unnamed World in the Solar System

Dwarf planets tend to be a mysterious bunch. With the exception of Ceres, which resides in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, all members of this...

Nasa's Kepler Mission Announces Largest Collection of Planets Ever Discovered
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Nasa's Kepler Mission Announces Largest Collection of Planets Ever Discovered

NASA's Kepler mission has verified 1,284 new planets—the single largest finding of planets to date.

Enceladus Jets: Surprises in Starlight
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Enceladus Jets: Surprises in Starlight

During a recent stargazing session, NASA's Cassini spacecraft watched a bright star pass behind the plume of gas and dust that spews from Saturn's icy moon Enceladus...
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