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Humans on Mars could conduct far better science than any machine

NASA's moon-to-Mars strategy identifies science as one of three pillars upon which the agency's quest for a sustained human presence throughout the solar system is built.

Space

Asteroid 2024 BX1 fragments confirmed to be rare meteorites as old as the solar system itself

When asteroid 2024 BX1 exploded over Earth it littered the planet with rare meteorites that are similar in composition to the unspoiled building blocks of our planet.

Space

Planets' striking gravitational dance

Exoplanets, or planets outside the solar system, show striking examples of resonance

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James Webb Space Telescope makes rare detection of 2 exoplanets orbiting dead stars

The James Webb Space Telescope has directly imaged two exoplanets orbiting white dwarf stars. These systems offer a glimpse at the future of our solar system after the sun has died.

Space

In zodiacal dust mystery, PRL Ahmedabad study points to a familiar source

Jayesh Pabari, a scientist at PRL Ahmedabad, has studied the NASA Juno spacecraft's solar panels, which suffered minor damage due to dust particles, and found that Mars's moons may be the source of the interplanetary dust that produces zodiacal light.

The Hindu

NAMM 2024: “One of the most unique and spectacular LTD models that Takamine has ever created”: Takamine's master luthiers celebrate once more around the sun with this spectacular solar system-themed acoustic guitar build

Every year the firm builds a guitar to showcase the finest work of its Japanese luthiers and this year’s model really dazzles

Guitar World

Space mysteries: Does the sun move in the solar system?

We know the sun is currently zooming through space, but does it move within our solar system?

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Messenger comets might be why Earth has life, asteroid Ryugu samples suggest

Samples of the asteroid Ryugu, returned to Earth by the Hayabusa2 mission, carry evidence that organic molecules important to life were once delivered to Earth by comets.

Space

Does the Solar system have a ninth planet after all?

So is our Solar System fated to have just eight planets? Not necessarily. There may be another one waiting to be found.

The Hindu

NASA's IMAP probe will launch in 2025 to capture interstellar dust

In the spring of 2024, NASA plans to launch a spacecraft to capture minuscule dust particles streaming into our solar system from interstellar space.

Space

It's been a 'wild' ride for the comet sampled by NASA's Stardust mission

Comet Wild 2 formed 4.5 billion years ago and is a relic of the birth of the solar system. In 2006, NASA brought pieces of it down to Earth.

Space

Earth's water might have come from ancient space rocks, meteorite discovery suggests

Scientists have found fingerprints of water in ancient meteorites reminiscent of the planetesimals that formed Earth.

Space

5 Earth-like worlds may lurk in the outer reaches of the solar system, simulations suggest

The young sun may have captured several Mars- or Mercury-size exoplanets that now orbit in the outer reaches of the solar system, but identifying them will be extremely challenging.

LiveScience

Planets can form much faster than thought, new ALMA telescope photos suggest

Clouds of dust and gas not far from our solar system are giving astronomers a rare glimpse into the earliest stages of planet formation.

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What would happen if Earth stopped spinning?

We can't feel Earth spinning and you probably take it for granted, but what would happen if it stopped spinning? We take a look at the disastrous impacts it would have.

Space

See a thin crescent moon meet up with Saturn tonight

The nearly new moon is set for a close approach to the gas giant Saturn on Sunday, Jan. 14, at which time the two celestial bodies will also be in conjunction.

Inverse

The Best Sci-Fi Show of 2023 Just Set Up Its Biggest Twist Ever

As 'For All Mankind' wraps up season 4, the ending and time-jump promise big things for Season 5. So, will the show go to even more planets in the future? The showrunners say yes.

Inverse

Look up! Mercury, Saturn, and Jupiter Will All Shine Bright This Month

Here's how to see the three planets as they show up close to the Moon and shine brightly over the next week.

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Massive Mars dust storm spotted by China's Tianwen-1 probe (photos)

China's Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter spotted a massive dust storm near Olympus Mons, the biggest mountain in the solar system.

Space

How giant impacts shaped the formation of the solar system's planets

Astronomers still aren't exactly sure how planets get their start.

Space

NASA funds Venus sample-return, interstellar probes and other far-out space tech

Through its NIAC program, NASA has awarded funding to 13 innovative space technology concepts that could shape future missions to Venus, Mars and worlds beyond our solar system.

LiveScience

Space photo of the week: An eerie look at Io, the most volcanic world in the solar system

In our favorite space image of the week, NASA's Juno spacecraft got an unprecedented look at Jupiter's volcanic moon Io from just 930 miles away.

Space

Crystal-studded space rock found in the Sahara may rewrite the history of the early solar system

The rocks were found in May 2020 in the Erg Chech sand sea, in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria.

LiveScience

Neptune isn't as blue as you think, and these new images of the planet prove it

A new treatment of images collected by Voyager 2 in the late 1980s using data from the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed the actual colors of the solar system's distant ice giants, Neptune and Uranus.

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Take a look at these astonishing new images of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io

The NASA spacecraft Juno captured the images during a flyby on Saturday. Scientists are hoping to learn more about Io, the most volcanic world in the solar system.

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