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  1. Space

    The moon has new tales to share, some from its secretive far side

    Ongoing observations and new lunar rock samples, including the first from its far side, should point to how both the moon and our Earth evolved.

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  2. Planets

    Scientists Say: Theia

    Clues about this ancient protoplanet's catastrophic end may have been entombed in Earth's lower mantle for billions of years.

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  3. Planets

    Experiment: Make your own craters!

    Let’s make our own craters in cocoa and flour to learn how these features form throughout the solar system — and why they’re different sizes.

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  4. Planets

    Analyze This: Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is shrinking

    If the windstorm keeps dwindling, the Great Red Spot could someday disappear — like an earlier spot observed in the 1600s.

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  5. Physics

    Scientists Say: Magnetosphere

    This magnetic field encapsulates our planet, sheltering us from damaging energetic threats posed by the cosmos and our own sun.

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  6. Planets

    ‘Percy,’ NASA’s rover, finds its first hint of ancient life on Mars

    The robot examined a Mars rock containing organic compounds and “leopard spots.” On Earth, such spots usually come from microbial life.

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  7. Planets

    Here are 5 exoplanet mysteries the James Webb telescope could help solve

    This space telescope could reveal much about the formation, makeup and evolution of distant exoplanets.

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  8. Planets

    Active volcanoes may be common on Venus

    Researchers took a new look at decades-old images from NASA’s Magellan spacecraft. These now suggest volcanic activity is widespread on the planet.

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  9. Planets

    Pluto’s heart may hide the rocky wreckage of an ancient impact

    A huge, rocky remnant beneath Pluto’s surface could explain the odd location of Sputnik Planitia — its famous heart-shaped basin.

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