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Shallow craters on Moon and Mercury may hide thick ice slabs

These findings could have positive consequences for any future human explorers

Solar System

Why are all the planets different colours if they formed at the same time?

We take a look at why the members of the Solar System vary in colour

Solar System

Which comet takes the longest to orbit the Sun?

What is the longest-period comet we know about?

Solar System

How big is the largest crater on Callisto?

We find out what the biggest impact is on this Galilean moon

Deep Space

How are comets made?

We take a look at how these ‘dirty snowballs’ are made

Solar System

How did Mars get its polar ice caps?

It’s a fairly dry and dusty world, so how did Mars get its frosty poles?

Solar System

What would happen if Saturn moved past Earth?

Hint: it doesn’t end well for our planet

News

Giant Jupiter-like world reveals clues on how planets evolve

Astrophysicists have got a rare peek at a baby planetary system 300 light years away

News

Evidence for rocky planet formation found in ‘Star Wars’ star system

Evidence of planetary debris surrounding a double sun, ‘Tatooine-like’ system has been found for the first time

News

Martian trenches likely to become channels on Mars

Erosion-carved troughs may be infant versions of larger features known as Martian “spiders”

News

Astronomers find ‘impossible’ frozen cloud on Titan

The puzzling appearance of an ice cloud on Saturn’s largest moon could possibly be similar to one seen over Earth’s poles

News

Astronomers shed more light on Pluto’s heart-shaped ‘iceberg’

What is the origin of the large nitrogen glacier on Pluto revealed by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft in 2015?

News

Water likely to have existed under Ceres’ surface

Astronomers are discovering more intriguing information about the dwarf planet

News

New Horizons Update: Spacecraft finds more water ice on Pluto

New data points to more prevalent water ice on the dwarf planet’s surface

News

Mystery behind Ceres’ spots could have finally been solved

Bright spots seen by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft on the surface of dwarf planet Ceres are likely to be salt deposits

News

New Horizons Update: Spacecraft finds evidence for volcanoes that spew ice

Data from the mission has revealed two peaks that tower almost 6 kilometres (4 miles) above the dwarf planet’s surface, hinting at the existence of ice volcanoes

News

Cassini gets closest ever views of Saturn’s moon Enceladus

NASA’s spacecraft has begun returning its best-ever views of the northern extremes of Saturn’s icy, ocean-bearing moon

News

New Horizons Update: Water ice and blue skies found on Pluto

Recent colour images reveal more about the dwarf planet

News

Spacecraft finds Saturn ring to be unlike the others

NASA’s Cassini has found out something odd about the planet’s A ring

News

Spacecraft spies Ceres’ strange bright spots making a “mini-atmosphere”

The bright spots on the dwarf planet have become even more tantalising

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