Planets

Planets

Jupiter’s Second Red Spot

Several huge storms have merged to give Jupiter a second red spot.

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Saturn’s rings created by collision

A shattered moon may have produced Saturn's dazzling rings.

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Fiery Dust from an Icy Comet

Dust samples from a comet contain minerals that form only at high temperatures.

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Storm on Saturn

A spacecraft photographed the most powerful storm ever seen on Saturn.

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Sizing up Pluto’s moon

Pluto's rocky moon Charon appears to lack an atmosphere.

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Evidence of a Wet Mars

An orbiter provides new details about when and where liquid water existed on Mars.

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Pluto’s New Moons

Astronomers have spotted two objects that may be previously unknown moons of Pluto.

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Saturn’s Spongy Moon

Close-up views of Saturn's moon Hyperion reveal a strangely cratered surface that looks spongy.

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An Icy Blob of Fluff

Firing a projectile into a comet has exposed an icy dirtball.

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A Smashing Display

A space probe slams into a comet and sends up a mighty cloud of dust.

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Cousin Earth

Astronomers have found a solid, Earthlike planet just 15 light-years beyond the solar system.

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Chaos Among the Planets

The screwball travels of four giant planets may have reshaped the early solar system.