Tag: Solar System
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Traces of salty water on Mars … and more mysteries!
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] Water Found on Mars Could Be First Signs of Martian Life NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter found traces of water that comes and goes on Mars—aka flowing water For The […]
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Pluto: what’s in a name?
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] Pluto and Other Truly Epic Space Photos For The Daily Beast: To quote another great space adventurer: “Almost there!” The New Horizons probe, launched in 2006, will finally reach […]
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All the single centaurs
Saturn’s magnificent rings have been known since Galileo observed the planet’s “ears” in his telescope. In the last few decades, researchers found rings (albeit less shiny ones) around the other giant planets — Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune. And now the small asteroid Chariklo has joined the ring cycle: observations revealed it has two narrow rings, […]
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The week in review (September 1-7)
The last week was especially busy because I attended the launch of the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. I will have a lot to say about that launch, LADEE, and related topics later on, but suffice to say it was a great experience — increased because it was […]
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