Four tiny planets are orbiting one of our nearest stars
Astronomers have revealed new evidence that not just one, but four tiny planets are circling around Barnard's Star, the ...
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Could Mars’ red color have formed under wet conditions?
A recent study of data from multiple missions shows the Red Planet may get its name from an iron mineral that formed when ...
Saturn now has a ridiculous number of moons
Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...
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Study by UChicago scientists finds four tiny planets around one of our nearest stars
Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there are not just one but four tiny planets circling around Barnard’s Star, the ...
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Why Is Mars Red? There's a New Story Behind the Red Planet's Coloring
He is now a research fellow at Brown University in the U.S. Origins of the Red Color Graphic showing how Mars turned from a grey, wet planet into a dusty red planet. From left to right, four steps are ...
Mars’ red color may be related to a habitable past: study
A new study claims that a mineral found in Mars' dust called ferrihydrite, which forms in the presence of cool water, is ...
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Brown researchers may have discovered why Mars is red, raising questions for previous life on the planet
The redness of Mars has made the planet one of the most recognizable in the solar system with its hue serving as a topic of ...
Local astronomer sets the record straight on 'planet parade' viewing
"It is a really rare thing to have all seven of the planets there on the same kind of side of the sky," said local astronomer ...
Why is Mars red? Our old understanding might be wrong.
Martian dust is mostly rust. Mars’s famed color has captivated humankind for centuries, earning its nickname of the ‘Red Planet’. Romans named Mars for their god of war because its colour was ...