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Arrokoth the 'space snowman' and other Kuiper Belt objects may be packed with ancient ice
A new model of cometary evolution and interiors could help explain the explosive behavior of "ice bomb" comets as they pass close to the sun.
DARPA picks Northrop Grumman to develop 'lunar raiload' concept
Aerospace giant Northrop Grumman is outlining a proposed railway system for the moon, with support from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Astrobotic readies next lunar lander following failed Peregrine moon mission
Despite the failure of the first U.S. commercial lunar lander to ever operate in space, Astrobotic is pressing ahead with its next moon, set for 2024.
What is an equinox?
Reference Equinoxes occur twice a year when the sun is directly above the equator, and signal herald the beginning of spring and autumn.
Bad news for life on Mars? Red Planet's wet epoch may have been shorter than we thought
Water freely flowed across Mars billions of years ago, suggesting the Red Planet could also once have supported life. But this water may have existed for just a short time.
How long would it take to walk around Mars?
Space mysteries In this space mysteries piece we take a look at how long it would take to walk around Mars and what factors would affect journey time.
India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander barely kicked up any moon dust. Here's why that matters
The Indian Space Research Organisation's historic Chandrayaan-3 moon lander managed to keep moon dust off its cameras thanks to a special engine setup.
Sleeping subduction zone could awaken and form a new 'Ring of Fire' that swallows the Atlantic Ocean
A modeling study suggests a slumbering subduction zone below the Gibraltar Strait is active and could break into the Atlantic Ocean in 20 million years' time, giving birth to an Atlantic "Ring of Fire."
Mercury slammed by gargantuan eruption from the sun's hidden far side, possibly triggering 'X-ray auroras'
A gigantic plasma eruption from the sun's hidden far side recently launched a sizable coronal mass ejection that slammed into Mercury, potentially triggering invisible X-ray auroras around the planet's rocky surface.
