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Extraterrestrial life could be thriving near Uranus, new study finds
11-8-2024 |
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Scientists now believe that a small moon orbiting Uranus may be capable of harboring primitive alien life forms.
Our planet will gain a temporary 'mini-moon' this month
VIDEO 9-24-2024 | 6
The Moon will be joined by a second natural satellite for a short time beginning this Sunday.
The moons of Uranus could be home to liquid water oceans
5-9-2023 | 5
Revisited data from the Voyager 2 probe seems to point to the possibility of not only oceans, but habitability as well.
Discovery of 12 new moons around Jupiter breaks Saturn's record
2-9-2023 | 6
Jupiter's status as the planet with the most moons in our solar system has now officially been restored.
Did Saturn kill one of its own moons? The evidence is in its rings
9-17-2022 | 3
A new study has further cemented the notion that Saturn's rings are made up of what's left of one of its former moons.
Steam-powered bot could explore icy moons
VIDEO 6-27-2020 | 1
Scientists have conceived of a steam-powered robotic hopper bot that could explore Europa and Enceladus.
Martian moons may have once formed rings
6-3-2020 | 8
An increasing body of evidence suggests that Mars may have once had its own spectacular ring system.
Temporary 'minimoon' found in Earth's orbit
2-27-2020 | 7
A tiny natural satellite that may have been in orbit for as long as three years has been spotted by scientists.
Fireball may have been an orbiting 'minimoon'
12-2-2019 | 3
Scientists have discovered new evidence of a temporary moon burning up in the Earth's atmosphere.
You can now help to name Jupiter's moons
3-6-2019 | 19
Scientists are offering social media users the chance to name 5 of Jupiter's most recently discovered moons.
Mysterious straight lines discovered on Dione
10-30-2018 | 1
One of Saturn's moons has thrown up a new mystery in the form of oddly straight lines etched in to its surface.
Are there moonmoons orbiting other moons ?
10-14-2018 | 9
A new study has looked in to the possibility that some large moons may actually have their own 'submoons'.
Earth may have several orbiting 'mini-moons'
8-18-2018 | 6
Scientists have discovered that the Moon may not be the only natural satellite in orbit around our planet.
Twelve new moons discovered around Jupiter
7-17-2018 | 10
The discovery means that the gas giant has a total of 79 moons - more than any other planet in the solar system.
Giant asteroid has safely passed the Earth
VIDEO 9-4-2017 | 24
Known as Florence, the 2.7-mile asteroid is the largest near-Earth object ever recorded by NASA.
Mars may be slowly forming a ring system
2-19-2017 | 6
Mars may not be the most obvious place to look for rings, but that could soon be set to change.
Two 'moonlets' found in orbit around Uranus
10-18-2016 | 5
30-year-old data from the Voyager 2 spacecraft has revealed the presence of two hidden moons.
Scientists discover subsurface ocean on Dione
10-5-2016 | 6
New research has suggested that another of Saturn's moons is home to a subsurface ocean of liquid water.
Cassini samples interstellar dust particles
4-18-2016 | 6
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has picked up particles of dust originating from outside our solar system.
Mars may one day have its own ring system
VIDEO 11-25-2015 | 6
Phobos, one of the two small moons of Mars, could eventually break apart and encircle the planet.
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