A mission to Triton and Neptune could unlock their mysteries
A town in the Austrian Alps might not seem like the most conducive place to come up with daring space missions. But, for the ...
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Earth may have 'captured' the moon from space
New research explores if the moon was captured by Earth or formed by a collision. Scientists weigh theories, analyzing lunar ...
‘Forget everything you knew’: Scientists reveal the Moon may have been ‘captured, not ...
A new study suggests Earth’s Moon may have been “captured” from a binary system, challenging the long-held impact theory and ...
What November’s full moon in Taurus means for you
The full moon in Taurus rises on5, 2024. Here's what the Beaver Moon has in store for each zodiac sign, and more astrological ...
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The Six Most Amazing Discoveries We’ve Made About Neptune
Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...
New study on moons of Uranus raises chance of life
The planet Uranus and its five biggest moons may not be the dead sterile worlds that scientists have long thought. Instead, ...
New Uranus research suggests what’s known about the planet could be wrong
A solar wind event squashed the protective bubble around Uranus just before Voyager 2 flew by the planet in 1986, shifting ...
The Blue Marvel: NASA’s Voyager 2 captured this image of Neptune in the summer of 1989 as ...
Located around 30 times as far from the Sun as Earth, Neptune is not visible to the naked eye. The planet's blue color comes from methane in its atmosphere, which absorbs red wavelengths of light.