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Astronomers Find Theoretical Evidence for Distant Gas Giant Planet in Our Solar System
The astronomer known worldwide for vigorously promoting the demotion of Pluto from its decades long perch as the 9th Planet,…
“X” Marks the Spot of Convective Churning on Hot Pluto
“X” marks the spot that’s illustrative of “convective churning” resulting from subsurface planetary heating, as seen in a fascinating new…
How Many Moons Does Mercury Have?
The planet Mercury has no moons, but why is that the case? The reason is due to a combination of…
10 Interesting Facts About Neptune
Here are ten of the more interesting facts about the gas/ice giant known as Neptune. Some you may know, others…
Who was Gerard Kuiper?
In the outer reaches of the Solar System, beyond the orbit of Neptune, lies a region permeated by celestial objects…
Weekly Space Hangout – Nov. 6, 2015: Astronaut Mike Massimino
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Mike Massimino, Former Astronaut; Senior Advisor for Space Programs at the Intrepid Sea, Air…
New Horizons Maneuvers Toward Potential Kuiper Belt Target
Even though the New Horizons spacecraft hasn’t officially been approved to do a flyby of a distant Kuiper Belt Object…
Io, Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon
Io is one of the four large Galilean moons of Jupiter, visible with binoculars or a small telescope. Let's learn…
Surveying the “Fossils of Planet Formation”: The Lucy Mission
In February of 2014, NASA's Discovery Program put out the call for mission proposals, one or two of which will…
Awesome Blue Skies and Red Surface Ice Found at Pluto – The Other Red Planet
Much to the amazement and delight of scientists, the latest findings about Pluto reveal it possesses hazy blue skies and…