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Comet crash or ice volcano? Scientists are stumped by a secret world past Pluto, and it may be wearing a secret atmosphere2002 XV93 atmosphere mystery stuns space scientists as a distant Kuiper Belt object reveals unexpected signs of activity. The 470-kilometer...- Scientists found a small asteroid visitor near Earth, and it may be a chunk of the MoonA small space rock, 2024 PT5, is fascinating scientists with its Earth-like orbit. Researchers now suggest it might be a piece of the Moon....
- Scientists Thought This Ancient Ocean Floor Was Destroyed Forever: Until Hidden Rocks Revealed a Lost Piece of Earth’s Earliest CrustScientists have unearthed evidence of Earth's ancient oceanic crust, older than four billion years, hidden within modern continental rocks ...
- Is the Moon shrinking? Scientists explore what would happen if Earth’s natural satellite disappearedMoon shrinking: Earth's Moon is gradually shrinking as its interior cools, a process now believed to be occurring faster than previously th...
- Why the Moon Is Shrinking Faster Than Previously EstimatedOnce thought dormant, the Moon is actively shrinking due to its cooling interior, a process revealing fresh tectonic features and young fau...
- What’s Causing Cracks on the Moon’s Surface?Once thought dormant, the Moon is now revealed to be a dynamic world. Cooling and contracting, its crust fractures, creating cliffs and gen...
- NASA study using 50-year-old Apollo Moon samples suggests Earth’s water may not have come from meteoritesA new NASA study using Apollo lunar soil samples challenges a long-held theory. It suggests meteorites were not the primary source of Earth...
- China discovers rare moon crystal containing potential fuel for future fusion energyChinese researchers found a rare crystal, Changesite-(Y), on the Moon. It contains helium-3, a key ingredient for nuclear fusion. Helium-3 ...
- Ice may exist on Moon at more locations than previously thought, Chandrayaan-3 data suggestsThe Chandrayaan-3 mission suggests the presence of ice beneath the Moon's poles may be more extensive than previously thought. This discove...
- How the Moon’s slow drift is impacting our days and unveiling ancient secretsThe duration of our days is being impacted by the Moon's gradual drift away from Earth, according to recent studies. The history of the Moo...
- NASA picks geology team for first crewed lunar landing missionAmid the frenzied anticipation in India around its third lunar mission - Chandrayaan-3, American space agency NASA has chosen a geology tea...
- Not just sons of Tamil Nadu's soil but the soil itself contributed to Chandrayaan-3 missionThe soil from Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, has been supplied to ISRO since 2012 for testing the capability of the Chandrayaan missions. The soil i...
- Saturn moon Enceladus may have tipped over, finds CassiniWashington, May 31 (IANS) Saturn's icy, ocean-bearing moon Enceladus may have tipped over in the distant past possibly due to a collision w...
- Moon gets a 'makeover' every 81,000 years: StudyCrater counts and radiometric ages from returned samples help derive age estimates for unsampled units on the Moon and other Solar System o...
- NASA captures Pluto's moon Charon in stunning detailCharon's colour palette is not as diverse as Pluto's; most striking is the reddish north polar region, informally named Mordor Macula, NASA...
- First signs of geology spotted on Pluto's surfaceAfter New Horizons makes its closest pass over Pluto's surface, the images we get back will be hundreds of times higher resolution than thi...
- Chinese rover: Moon's geological history 'complex'In an interesting find, Chinese scientists say the Moon could have at least nine layers beneath its surface.
- Asteroid attacks significantly altered ancient EarthThe surface of Earth was heavily reprocessed as a result of giant asteroid impacts more than four bln years ago, according to new research.
- NASA's Cassini spacecraft finds 101 geysers on icy Saturn moonThe unique geological basin of Enceladus shows a map of 101 geysers coincident with small hot spots.
- China's lunar probe observes stars, explores moonThese findings will help scientists to understand the terrain, geological structure, material composition and soil formation of the Moon.
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