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'Hellish' Io may be home to ocean of magma
Sep 13, 2015Jupiter's volcanically active moon Io may possess a hidden subterranean ocean comprised of molten rock.
Will we ever be able to visit 'Earth 2.0' ?
Aug 3, 2015Kepler-452b, the most Earth-like world ever found outside our solar system, is 1400 light years away.
Aurora discovered outside our solar system
Jul 30, 2015A glow similar to the Northern Lights has been picked up around a brown dwarf star 20 light years away.
Microbes can survive in space for years
Jun 1, 2015New research has emphasized the remarkable persistence of life even in the cold vacuum of space.
Rogue planets could potentially support life
Apr 13, 2015Wandering planets that aren't part of a solar system might still be capable of supporting life.
Subsurface ocean discovered on Ganymede
Mar 13, 2015The largest moon in the solar system is now thought to have more water on it than the Earth does.
Alien star once invaded our solar system
Feb 18, 2015A red dwarf star is thought to have passed within one light year of our planet 70,000 years ago.
Five ancient rocky planets discovered
Jan 27, 2015A solar system dating back billions of years points to the likelihood that Earth-sized worlds are common.
Two large planets may lurk beyond Pluto
Jan 17, 2015Evidence suggests that two planets larger than the Earth may be present in the outer solar system.
Twin of Uranus found in distant solar system
Oct 19, 2014Astronomers have identified the first ever ice giant planet beyond our own solar system.
NASA's Maven spacecraft arrives at Mars
Sep 22, 2014The satellite has arrived in orbit around the Red Planet after a 10-month voyage across the solar system.
Water clouds discovered on brown dwarf
Aug 29, 2014Astronomers have found evidence of water clouds outside of our own solar system for the first time.
Probe captures first instellar space dust
Aug 18, 2014NASA's Stardust spacecraft is now believed to have picked up particles from outside the solar system
Voyager 1 enters interstellar space (again)
Jul 11, 2014NASA's legendary space probe is now believed to have finally exited the solar system after 36 years.
NASA may send quadcopter to Titan
Jun 20, 2014The space agency may use a drone to help explore the terrain of Saturn's enigmatic moon.
Huge 'Godzilla of Earths' discovered
Jun 3, 2014Astronomers have identified a planet in a distant solar system that is 17 times the mass of the Earth.
Ganymede may harbor ice and ocean layers
May 4, 2014The largest moon in our solar system could be home to a subterranean 'club sandwich' of ice and oceans.
Kepler discovers most Earth-like exoplanet
Apr 18, 2014Astronomers have located an Earth-sized world within the 'Goldilocks zone' of a distant solar system.
Possible exomoon candidate discovered
Apr 11, 2014Scientists have identified what could be a natural satellite orbiting a planet in another solar system.
New dwarf planet hints at giant distant world
Mar 27, 2014Astronomers have discovered a new dwarf planet in our own solar system and it might not be alone.
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