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Smelliest planets in and around our solar system
Have you ever wondered if the seemingly endless vacuum of space had a smell? The answer to this que…
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NASA's Webb Space Telescope shows off its most detailed image of Uranus yet, revealing storms and a 21-year-long winter in exquisite detail
Surprising details in this new portrait of the planet Uranus show why NASA's James Webb Space Teles…
Paul Squire,Morgan McFall-Joh…
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Five planets will stage a rare spectacular event in the night sky on March 28
Star gazers worldwide have marked March 28 on their calendars for a once-in-a-lifetime cosmic spect…
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Two of Uranus' Moons may have active oceans: NASA study
One or two of Uranus' 27 moons - Ariel and/or Miranda - likely have oceans beneath their icy surfac…
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5 planets will align this week. Here's when, where, and how to see the alignment of Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus, and Mercury.
Here's how to see five planets align. The rare planetary parade of Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus…
Chris Panella,Jessica Orwig
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Side-by-side images of Uranus show how NASA's James Webb telescope outclasses Hubble, spotting vivid rings that used to go unseen
The infrared image from the JWST shows Uranus glowing with 11 of its 13 rings visible. It also reve…
Marianne Guenot
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NASA is slowly powering down the Voyager probes. Here are 18 groundbreaking photos from their 45-year mission.
NASA originally sent the twin probes on a four-year mission to Jupiter and Saturn in 1977; they exc…
Marianne Guenot
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NASA is slowly powering down the Voyager probes. Here are 18 groundbreaking photos from their 45-year mission.
But now, they face a terminal problem: their power is running out, and NASA scientists are starting…
Marianne Guenot
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NASA to probe Uranus, aims to examine Saturn's moon that could support life
In a report, the team at National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS), recommend…
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured photos of cyclones, changing colors, and seasons on 4 distant planets
NASA's most powerful space telescope peers across the solar system to spy new storms on Jupiter and…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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First ever X-rays from Uranus could finally shed light on the mysterious icy giant
In a finding that may help scientists learn more about Uranus, astronomers have detected X-rays fro…
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Uranus is hiding 13 invisible rings. These images captured their warm glow for the first time.
"We already know that the epsilon ring is a bit weird, because we don't see the smaller stuff," Mol…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Evidence of ninth planet in solar system found, nicknamed 'Planet Nine
Our solar system may host a ninth planet that is 10 times the mass of the Earth and takes up to 20,…
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Clouds on Uranus smell like farts, astronomers have confirmed - a clue that there was 'a big shakeup' early in the solar system
"If an unfortunate human were ever to descend through Uranus's clouds, they would be met with very …
Dave Mosher
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NASA's future missions to Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and beyond could hit a nuclear roadblock within the next decade
Radiation is a related issue: Many planets and moons whip up powerful electromagnetic fields, which…
Dave Mosher
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If you thought the planet Neptune was a deep blue color, turns out you're wrong
Neptune has long been pictured as a deep, rich blue. Researchers reprocessed NASA images to show it…
Mia Jankowicz
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Why did a NASA spacecraft suddenly start talking gibberish after more than 45 years of operation? What fixed it?
Voyager 1 mysteriously stopped sending decipherable science and engineering data back to Earth on N…
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When, where, and how to see the rare alignment of 5 planets in the night sky this month
A rare planetary alignment is happening March 25-28. Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, and Uranus will…
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Morgan Mc…
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The Voyager spacecraft will probably last a billion years, says a scientist on the mission for nearly 5 decades
The Voyager spacecraft will run out of fuel soon, but a longtime mission scientist says they may co…
Jenny McGrath
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Sky gazers in for celestial treat tonight with 5 planets forming an arc
Though not very uncommon, an interesting phenomenon called "planetary alignment" will enthral the s…