A so-called light-toned deposit (LTD) in Eastern Noctis Labyrinthus, about 160 km (99.4 miles) north-west…
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StarCrete: Materials Scientists Create Starch-Based Concrete for Extraterrestrial Construction
by johnsmithby johnsmithThe StarCrete is twice as strong as regular concrete and is made from extraterrestrial dust,…
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Study Offers New Insights into Extraterrestrial Origins of Earth’s Water
by johnsmithby johnsmithIn new research, planetary scientists from the University of Maryland and elsewhere analyzed melted meteorites…
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Planetary scientists have examined volcanic areas on Venus that were imaged two or three times…
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Rotation of Europa’s Ice Shell May Be Controlled By Dynamics of Subsurface Ocean: Study
by johnsmithby johnsmithThe subsurface ocean of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa is heated from below via tidal heating…
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Planetary Scientists Find Evidence for Active Mantle Plume on Mars
by johnsmithby johnsmithElysium Planitia, a flat-smooth plain just north of the Martian equator, is underlain by an…
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NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Successfully Lands in Pacific Ocean
by johnsmithby johnsmithNASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s Baja California…
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Records Sound of Martian Dust Devil
by johnsmithby johnsmithDust devils — convective vortices loaded with dust — are common at the surface of…
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Mars Express Spots Two Large Craters at Martian South Pole
by johnsmithby johnsmithA new image from the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express…
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Trace Gas Detection Sheds New Light on Atmospheres of Jupiter and Its Volcanic Moon Io
by johnsmithby johnsmithUsing data from NSF’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter…
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Detecting Extraterrestrial Life on Enceladus Could Be Achieved without Landing: Study
by johnsmithby johnsmithEnceladus, the sixth-biggest moon of Saturn, is a top candidate in the search for extraterrestrial…
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Scientists Find Various Organic Compounds in Martian Meteorite
by johnsmithby johnsmithAn international team of researchers has detected abundant polyaromatic compounds, organic magnesium compounds, aliphatic branched…
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A team of meteorite hunters from Belgium and the United States has found five new…
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Humans Will Likely Not Have Ability to Visit Nearby Exoplanets Anytime Soon, Expert Says
by johnsmithby johnsmithAstronomers recently announced the discovery of TOI-700e, a habitable-zone, Earth-sized planet some 102 light-years away…
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Mimas Has an Expanding, Young Ocean, New Research Suggests
by johnsmithby johnsmithMimas, a small moon of Saturn, is heavily cratered and lacks the typical characteristics of…
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Charon’s Freezing Ocean Produced Huge Canyons on Its Surface, Modeling Study Suggests
by johnsmithby johnsmithWhen ocean-bearing moons begin to cool down, their oceans can freeze. As new ice accretes…