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Does Uranus’ moon Ariel have a hidden ocean?

Ariel, a moon of Uranus, might have a subsurface ocean, including it to the checklist of potential ocean worlds in our solar system. Surprising...

Hydrothermal vents on ocean moons could support life

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz led a brand new examine of doable hydrothermal vents on the seafloors of ocean moons in our solar...

Does Jupiter’s moon Europa have a habitable ocean, or not?

Jupiter’s massive moon Europa appears to have an ocean, buried beneath a crust of ice. Astronomers have lengthy thought Europa’s ocean may be...

Europa has enough oxygen to support a million people

A brand new research utilizing information from NASA’s Juno mission reveals Jupiter’s moon Europa generates roughly 1,000 tons of oxygen each 24 hours. That...

How ice shells of ocean moons provide clues to habitability

Might life exist within the oceans that lie beneath the icy crusts of Jupiter’s moon Europa or Saturn’s moon Enceladus? Which will largely...

JUICE and Europa Clipper will target Jupiter’s mysterious moons

Upcoming missions from ESA and NASA JUICE and Europa Clipper are set as much as give scientists game-changing details about the potential habitability of...

Saturn’s moon Enceladus may be more habitable than thought

Soda lakes on Enceladus Generally often known as soda lakes or oceans, carbonate-rich waters are nice at letting phosphorus accumulate. That’s as a result...

Swarms of swimming robots may soon explore alien seas

Deploying an extraterrestrial armada has thrilling potential in our exploration of ocean worlds like Europa or Enceladus. However the miniature swimmers first need...

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See 6 planets in late August and early September

See 6 planets earlier than dawn Possibly you’ve already seen Jupiter and Mars within the morning sky? They’re simply...

Voyager 2: Our 1st and last visit to Neptune

Reprinted from NASA. Voyager 2 passes by Neptune, 35 years in the past Thirty-five years in the past, on August...

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