Cryovolcanism has erupted throughout the history of Ceres, but such continuous activity has not had the same extensive impact on the dwarf planet’s surface as standard volcanism on Earth
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Cassini’s concluding view of Titan
The last flyby of Saturn’s moon, Titan, showed its northern lakes and seas made up of liquid methane and ethane
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Landslides and avalanches may be keeping comets active
Mass-wasting activities continuously expose fresh ice on a comet’s surface, thus keeping the comet active over long periods
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Astronomers uncover evidence for early Solar System shake-up
Studies of a binary pair of asteroids provide an insight into the past of the Solar System
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What path do comets follow through the Solar System?
We find out the type of route a comet takes through the solar neighbourhood
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Saturn’s famous storm may stretch far above the clouds
The hexagonal vortex can be seen growing increasingly clearer and warmer as summertime approaches
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Astronomers are awaiting the awakening of the Martian Opportunity rover
The global dust storm is slowly subsiding, and the rover’s team is hoping that the rover will soon make contact again
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Hubble watches over Saturn’s powerful aurora
Combining optical and ultraviolet observations of Saturn’s north pole has provided a unique view of its enchanting aurora
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Astronomers simulated the coronal appearance during the Great American Eclipse
Correctly matching models to reality can help astronomers foresee any disturbances in space weather that could potentially damage technology and harm astronauts
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Why is Pluto no longer a planet?
What is it about Pluto that made astronomers – such as the likes of Dr Mike Brown, Professor of Planetary Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) – insist on its declassification?
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Can asteroids have moons?
Planets can have moons but can large asteroids have them too?
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How have Venus and Earth managed to keep their atmospheres?
Find out why only two of the inner planets have a shield from harmful space radiation
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Astronomers watch the Sun through a microwave lens
Observing the Sun’s microwave emission has revealed new information about the star’s solar flares
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The presence of ice is now confirmed at the lunar poles
This result comes from data collected by India’s Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, which was launched in 2008
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Why do some meteorites create such huge craters?
How do space rocks make such large dents in celestial bodies?
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Meteorite bombardment likely to have created the Earth’s oldest rocks
The oldest rock formation located in Canada could have only been formed from a drastic event such as a meteor bombardment
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Ancient stellar flyby reshaped the outer Solar System
Researchers have theorised that a primordial stellar intruder not only stole material from our Solar System, but mixed up the orbits of Kuiper Belt objects
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Blue meteoric crystals reveal the Sun’s volatile beginning
Microscopic ice-blue crystals called hibonite showed that the early Sun was extremely active, peppering the Solar System with energetic particles
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New images added to our Solar System’s family photo album
Hubble has taken advantage of the recent oppositions of Mars and Saturn to picture them in extraordinary detail
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Liquid water ‘lake’ found on Mars
Radar data points to a pond buried under layers of ice and dust in the south polar region of the Red Planet