A Parade of Planets Will Cross the Night Sky Through Spring
The alignment of five or more planets and the Moon will begin in April. These planetary alignments are rare and can be a great photo opportunity, especially on this scale. It’s …
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Ultra-Deep Space Photos Lead to Huge Discovery of ‘Rogue’ Planets
Astronomers discovered at least 70 new “rogue planets” floating in space, which is a remarkable discovery. Wide-field images taken from satellites around the world have helped to identify them. Researchers …
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Moons of Free-Floating Planets Can Possess Enough Water for Life to Evolve and Thrive
Illustration of a planet floating freely through the universe with a moon that can store water. Credit: © Tommaso Grassi / LMU The moons of planets that have no parent …
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Signs of Geological Activity Discovered on Venus
New research suggests that Venus’ crust is broken into large blocks – the dark reddish–purple areas – that are surrounded by belts of tectonic structures shown in lighter yellow–red. Credit: …
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Possible Signs of Alien Life? Methane in the Plumes of Saturn’s Moon Enceladus
This artist’s impression depicts NASA’s Cassini spacecraft flying through a plume of presumed water erupting from the surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Credit: NASA A study published in Nature Astronomy concludes that …
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