Planetary science – Page 5
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ResearchHazy hydrocarbons explain why Pluto is even colder than expected
Dwarf planet might have unique atmosphere whose temperature is regulated by tiny particles
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ResearchMethane-led climate change explains early Mars’ wet spells
Red planet’s wobbles could have led to melting of methane clathrates and warming
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ResearchEnceladus seen expelling methanol into space
Surprise discovery in the moon’s gaseous plumes
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ResearchWatery atmosphere discovered on Neptune-sized exoplanet
Data from Hubble and Spitzer telescopes gives clues to planet’s formation
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ResearchNew type of metal–organic compound discovered in meteorites
Magnesium complex could offer new insights into formation of our solar system
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ResearchNew evidence backs early formation theory for the moon
Isotope analysis reveals the moon is hundreds of millions of years older than some estimates suggest
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ResearchModel hints at prebiotic chemistry on Titan
Saturn’s largest moon may be rich in hydrogen cyanide based polymers
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ResearchMartian manganese oxides hint at high past oxygen levels
Discovery in Mars’s rocks indicates that the planet once may once have had Earth-like levels of atmospheric oxygen
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ResearchCassini finds needle in a haystack investigating interstellar dust around Saturn
Alien dust provides evidence for solar system passing through giant interstellar cloud
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ResearchNew Horizon data reveals Pluto’s chemical make up
The latest observations from last year’s flyby provide a snapshot of the dwarf planet’s surface and atmosphere
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Astronomers detect atmosphere on the diamond planet
Research reveals the atmospheric composition of a super-Earth for the first time
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NewsFlowing salty brine found on Mars
Hydrated chlorate salts detected in slope streaks indicate contemporary water flow on the red planet
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Research‘Fire fountain’ data illuminate lunar history
Volatile element details promise to ignite research into Moon’s origin and evolution
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ResearchPhilae poses comet chemistry conundrum
Historic mass spectra find 67P carries precursors to key biomolecules, but instruments detect different ones
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NewsNew Horizons sees red over Pluto’s atmosphere
Reaction of methane breakdown products are responsible for the dwarf planet’s rosy hue
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ResearchEarly Earth collision could clear up two geological mysteries
Smash-up with Mercury-like body could have ignited nuclear dynamo at Earth’s centre and explain isotope discrepancy
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NewsNext Mars rover will make oxygen from CO2
Mars 2020 will set Nasa’s space exploration on a self-sufficiency course
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NewsNasa probe sets off for Mars
Suite of instruments will investigate why the red planet’s atmosphere vanished, leaving it a drier, colder place