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NASA Launches High Altitude Plane and Present New Discoveries about Ocean Worlds

NASA launched its high altitude plane to collect data to improve forecasting, the space agency will also be announcing new discoveries about ocean worlds.

Jupiter's Birth Date And The Rest Of The Solar System Can Now Be Determined Through Magnetization Of Ancient Angrite Meteorites

The Phenomenon called solar nebula has been the cause of the birth of the sun and the solar system. Through the different studies of the astronomers, there is a possibility that the birth date of Jupiter and the rest of the solar system can be determined.

Martian Meteorite Confirms Mars Had active Volcanoes 2-Billion-Years Ago, Oldest Volcano Of Solar System

professor Tom Lapen from the University of Houston found a martian meteorite from Algeria. according to the study report, this meteorite is actually a volcanic rock that is almost 2.5 billion years old.

Earth’s Moon Formed In “Moonlet” After Several Earth Impacts

Scientists propose in a new study that the Earth's Moon was formed in Moonlets after various Earth impacts, as the new theory is still being examined examined it might bring out a result of how the moon was actually formed.

NASA Report: Webb Telescope structure reads sound after anomaly in previous vibration testing

Currently, NASA is continuing its analyses of the structure of the James Webb Space Telescope after a previous vibration testing earlier this month detected an anomaly. Webb is a potential use in searching for life in the universe. Read more here.

Scientists Believe There Is a Big Planet Beyond Pluto

Pluto may no longer be a planet but scientists say the solar system may very well have its replacement after all.

Solar System Facts, Planets & Energy 2015: Astronomers Predict Existence of Two More Planets

Astronomers are predicting that there are at least two more planets in the Solar System, according to Universe Today.

International Space Station Crew Returns Home Following Six-Month 'Expedition 39' Trip

What exactly happened on the I.S.S.? Who or which countries were involved in this space project? "Houston, they have landed!" The international space station crew returned to Earth safely last week.

Asteroid 2014: Rings Discovered On Chariklo Asteroid; Are They Similar to Saturn's Rings?

What does the ringed asteroid mean ? Can we visit there? Can humans exist there? The rings discovered around an old asteroid is when science fiction becomes a science fact.

Pink Dwarf Planet Nicknamed After Vice President Joe Biden Found Beyond Pluto

A pink dwarf planet was recently discovered beyond the edge of the solar system in an area originally described as a celestial wasteland. The planet’s name is short-termed 2012 VP113 and because of its initials, it is also known as “Biden.”

Planet Mercury Is Slowly Getting Smaller, Report Says; Does This Matter For Humans On Planet Earth?

The planet Mercury is shrinking, but it is most certainly in no hurry. The planet Mercury is shrinking, but it is most certainly in no hurry. Images from NASA indicate that the planet, which is the smallest one in the solar system, is now 8 miles smaller in diameter today than it was more than three billion years ago.

Solar System Full Of Rogue Asteroids

Science fiction shows and movies depict space as a calm void full of stars and planets. But a recent study has put this misconception to rest -- not only is space anything but peaceful, it's full of rogue asteroids!
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