The Kuiper Belt object has been critically analysed since its flyby at the beginning of 2019, and astronomers are slowly understanding its nature
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An impact crater on Earth can be traced back to the asteroid belt object Vesta
The crater in Turkey originated from a fragment of Vesta that was expelled 22 million years ago
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Opportunity left us with a beautiful departing panoramic shot
Before being consumed by a global dust storm last year, NASA’s Opportunity rover was able to capture its surroundings in the Perseverance Valley
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Water on the Moon shifts around during the day
The change in surface temperature throughout the dayside on the lunar surface can cause water on the surface to move location
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NASA preps next mission for the ISS
The Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) mission will carefully Earth’s upper atmosphere and how it interacts with space
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Rosetta’s comet was moulded from the stress of its rotation
The comet’s unusual distinct dual-lobe shape has been a mystery since its initial discovery, and holds clues as to its formation
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How close would the Moon need to get to Earth until it was pulled apart?
If the Moon was to make an approach to Earth, at what point would its material begin to be stripped?
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NASA’s Opportunity rover finally meets its end
After turning a 90 sol mission into a 15 years adventure, NASA have finally said goodbye to the rover they last contact with in June 2018
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Could there have been recent volcanism under the surface of Mars?
Scientists are looking to explain where the underground source of heat on Mars is coming from, which creates liquid water are its polar ice cap
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Another crater could have been found under Greenland ice
Scientists have discovered a possible second impact crater buried under more than a mile of ice in northwest Greenland
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Astronomers find the missing link in planet formation
This missing link was found in the form of a kilometre sized object beyond the orbit of Neptune
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Astronomers have pinpointed the length of a day on Saturn
Scientist have once again used the valuable Cassini spacecraft data to answer the ancient Saturnian time-keeping enigma
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How did Mars get its polar ice caps?
It’s a fairly dry and dusty world, so how did Mars get its frosty poles?
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New findings suggest Saturn’s rings are relatively young
Using data collected by the now-deceased Cassini spacecraft, astronomers suggest the planet’s rings formed during the age of dinosaurs on Earth
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Summer rainfall spotted on Saturn’s largest moon
Using the former spacecraft Cassini, scientists have found evidence for rainfall near its north pole
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Is the Sun pulling the planets closer to it?
Could the planets in our Solar System be getting closer and closer to the Sun?
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Why does Venus look blue in some spacecraft images?
What is it about this terrestrial world’s atmosphere that gives it its unusual colour?
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What colour are comets when they are not near the Sun?
Do comets look as vibrant when they’re not getting a helping hand from the Sun?
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NASA catches snapshots of nearby ‘holiday asteroid’
The approach is the closest asteroid 2003 SD220 has been in over 400 years
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Saturn’s rings are dying at ‘an alarming rate’
Researchers suggest that the stunning planetary feature will be gone in 300 million years