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Mars’ Moons Phobos and Deimos Could Be Asteroid Debris, New Study Reveals
New research proposes that Mars’ moons, Phobos and Deimos, could have originated from an asteroid torn apart by the planet’s gravity. Simulations show that this shredded asteroid could have formed a ring around Mars, eventually coalescing into the moons. The theory is being tested through the upcoming Mars Moons Exploration mission, which could...
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Saturn Wins 'Game Of Moons', Dethrones Jupiter As Planet With Most Satellites
After the latest discovery, the number of moons around Saturn as reached 145 as against 95 of Jupiter.
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Scientists Discover An Unexpected Ring Around Dwarf Planet 'Quaoar'
Researchers discover a dwarf planet with a "impossible" ring and wonder how it could possibly exist.
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Astronomers Discover Ring Around Distant Frigid Planet Near Pluto
The small distant world called Quaoar, named after a god of creation in Native American mythology, is producing some surprises for astronomers as it orbits beyond Pluto in the frigid outer reaches of our solar system.
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Mimas, a Tiny Moon Orbiting Saturn, Could Be Hiding an Ocean Beneath Its Frozen Surface
Saturn, the second-largest planet in the Solar System after Jupiter, has always attracted the attention of not just scientists but also amateur astronomers. Given the prominent rings around it, it is easily recognisable. But it has another outstanding feature: more than 60 moons.
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NASA's Cassini Probe To Begin Final Five Orbits Around Saturn
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is set to begin its final five ultra-close orbits around Saturn, before the probe plunges into the atmosphere of the ringed planet and ends its epic 20-year-long journey.
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NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Set To Fly Closest Ever To Saturn's Rings
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is set to begin a thrilling ride around Saturn, grazing past its outer rings to provide the closest-ever insight into the planet's features.
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Young Exoplanet Set to Become Jupiter 2.0
A team of astronomers has discovered a Jupiter-like planet within a young system that could serve as a decoder ring for understanding how planets formed around our Sun.
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Younger Version of Our Solar System Found Around Nearby Star
"The discovery of the bright ring of orbiting the star HD 115600 changes everything. It is kind of like looking at outer solar system when it was a toddler."
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Saturn's rings are 4.4 billion years old
Researchers using data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft have found that Saturn's rings formed around 4.4 billion years ago, shortly after the planet itself took shape.
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Mars’ Moons Phobos and Deimos Could Be Asteroid Debris, New Study Reveals
New research proposes that Mars’ moons, Phobos and Deimos, could have originated from an asteroid torn apart by the planet’s gravity. Simulations show that this shredded asteroid could have formed a ring around Mars, eventually coalescing into the moons. The theory is being tested through the upcoming Mars Moons Exploration mission, which could...
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Saturn Wins 'Game Of Moons', Dethrones Jupiter As Planet With Most Satellites
After the latest discovery, the number of moons around Saturn as reached 145 as against 95 of Jupiter.
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Scientists Discover An Unexpected Ring Around Dwarf Planet 'Quaoar'
Researchers discover a dwarf planet with a "impossible" ring and wonder how it could possibly exist.
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Astronomers Discover Ring Around Distant Frigid Planet Near Pluto
The small distant world called Quaoar, named after a god of creation in Native American mythology, is producing some surprises for astronomers as it orbits beyond Pluto in the frigid outer reaches of our solar system.
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Mimas, a Tiny Moon Orbiting Saturn, Could Be Hiding an Ocean Beneath Its Frozen Surface
Saturn, the second-largest planet in the Solar System after Jupiter, has always attracted the attention of not just scientists but also amateur astronomers. Given the prominent rings around it, it is easily recognisable. But it has another outstanding feature: more than 60 moons.
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NASA's Cassini Probe To Begin Final Five Orbits Around Saturn
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is set to begin its final five ultra-close orbits around Saturn, before the probe plunges into the atmosphere of the ringed planet and ends its epic 20-year-long journey.
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NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Set To Fly Closest Ever To Saturn's Rings
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is set to begin a thrilling ride around Saturn, grazing past its outer rings to provide the closest-ever insight into the planet's features.
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Young Exoplanet Set to Become Jupiter 2.0
A team of astronomers has discovered a Jupiter-like planet within a young system that could serve as a decoder ring for understanding how planets formed around our Sun.
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Younger Version of Our Solar System Found Around Nearby Star
"The discovery of the bright ring of orbiting the star HD 115600 changes everything. It is kind of like looking at outer solar system when it was a toddler."
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Saturn's rings are 4.4 billion years old
Researchers using data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft have found that Saturn's rings formed around 4.4 billion years ago, shortly after the planet itself took shape.
