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Ancient Asteroid Contains Signs of Water A closer inspection of the asteroid, Bennu, hints at the existence of water. Experts from the NASA Osiris team reports of instrumental discoveries on the surface of the rock.  The carbonaceous Bennu may be a fragment of a much larger parent body and had separated from its core about…

  Researchers say that some of Earth’s tough microbes could probably survive in Enceladus—Saturn’s moon. A new research says that the buried ocean in Enceladus eats up the hydrogen from interactions between the rock formations and the seawater. The microbes that the scientists tested produced methane as their byproduct. When Enceladus’ intense south pole geysers…

Because the moon has been frequented by man on a lot of occasions, it is only expected that he would be leaving his mark on it. One undeniable mark is trash. It is a bit astonishing that the trash on the moon already amounts to at least 181,000 kilograms or 400,000 lbs. on Earth. Some…

  The Northern Lights of Earth ripple and dance through the air. Its Southern Lights, or Aurora Australis, aren’t as well-known because fewer people live near the South Pole where they are seen. The auroras look and act different at Jupiter’s poles. The northern aurora is inconsistent in its display while the southern lights are…

  When Juno headed toward Jupiter in 2011, scientists had a few theories about what would be found. These theories are being challenged as data being sent back from Juno is studied. As it turns out, much of what had been believed about Jupiter is simply not the case. Up until now, Jupiter’s poles had…