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SwRI models suggest Pluto and Charon formed similarly to Earth and Moon
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 A NASA postdoctoral researcher at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has employed advanced simulations to propose that Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, formed in a manner akin to the Earth-Moon system. Unlike most moons in the solar system, Charon is an unusually large fraction of Pluto's size. This formation scenario could also help explain Pluto's active geology and the potential presence of a subsurface ocean despite its frigid location on the solar system's edge. "We think the Earth-Mo ... read more |
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Citizen scientists help decipher Jupiter's cloud compositionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 08, 2025 Citizen scientists and professional astronomers have collaborated to unveil key details about the composition of Jupiter's clouds. Findings indicate the clouds are likely made of ammonium hydrosulph ... more 
Capture theory unveils how Pluto and Charon formed as a binary systemLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2025 New research from the University of Arizona reveals that Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, likely formed through a unique "kiss and capture" event. Unlike previous theories that compared their for ... more 
Texas A and M researchers illuminate the mysteries of icy ocean worldsCollege Station TX (SPX) Dec 26, 2024 As NASA's Europa Clipper embarks on its historic journey to Jupiter's icy moon, Europa, Dr. Matt Powell-Palm, a faculty member at Texas A and M University's J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanic ... more 
Jovian vortex hunter catalog reveals stunning insights into Jupiter's atmosphereLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2024 The Jovian Vortex Hunter project has released a groundbreaking catalog of 7,222 atmospheric vortices on Jupiter, showcasing immense swirling storms captured over the last two years. Each vortex repr ... more |
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Europa Clipper deploys instruments on journey to icy moon of JupiterLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2024 NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, launched on October 14, is well on its way to Jupiter's moon Europa, having already traveled 13 million miles (20 million kilometers) from Earth. The mission, desig ... more 
Uranus moon Miranda may hold a hidden ocean below its surfaceLaurel MD (SPX) Oct 31, 2024 A recent study indicates that Uranus' small moon Miranda may contain a subsurface ocean, challenging prior assumptions about the moon's formation and characteristics and positioning it among a selec ... more 
NASA and SpaceX Set for Europa Clipper Launch on October 14Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 12, 2024 NASA and SpaceX are now targeting Monday, October 14, 2024, for the launch of the Europa Clipper mission. Following the impact of Hurricane Milton, teams have been carrying out system checks to ensu ... more 
NASA probe Europa Clipper lifts off for Jupiter's icy moonKennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Oct 14, 2024 NASA probe Europa Clipper lifted off from the US Kennedy Space Center on Monday, bound for an icy moon of Jupiter to discover whether it has the ingredients to support life. ... more
NASA launches probe to study if life possible on icy Jupiter moonKennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Oct 14, 2024 NASA's Europa Clipper probe blasted off from Florida on Monday, bound for an icy moon of Jupiter to discover whether it has the ingredients to support life. ... more |
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Is life possible on a Jupiter moon? NASA goes to investigate
Cape Canaveral (AFP) Oct 14, 2024 Is there anywhere else in our solar system that could support life? An imposing NASA probe is due to lift off on Monday on a five-and-a-half-year journey to Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, to take the first detailed step toward finding out. The Europa Clipper mission will allow the US space agency to uncover new details about the moon, which scientists believe could hold an ocean of liquid water beneath its icy surface. Liftoff is scheduled for "no earlier than" Monday, October 14, from Cap ... read more 
Does a Volcanic Moon Orbit a Distant Exoplanet Like Jupiter's Io?Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2024 While moons beyond our solar system have yet to be directly confirmed, a NASA-led study may offer indirect evidence suggesting the presence of a volcanic moon orbiting a distant planet 635 light-yea ... more |
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Hubble watches Jupiter's Great Red Spot behave like a stress ballGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 10, 2024 Astronomers have observed Jupiter's legendary Great Red Spot (GRS), an anticyclone large enough to swallow Earth, for at least 150 years. But there are always new surprises - especially when NASA's ... more 
SwRI's UVS Instrument on Jupiter-Bound Spacecraft Passes Critical In-Flight TestLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2024 As the European Space Agency's (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft completed its gravity assist maneuver around the Earth and Moon in August, the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)- ... more 
NASA's Hubble, New Horizons team up for a simultaneous look at UranusGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 10, 2024 NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons spacecraft simultaneously set their sights on Uranus recently, allowing scientists to make a direct comparison of the planet from two very different vi ... more 
Webb telescope detects carbon dioxide on Pluto's largest moonParis (AFP) Oct 1, 2024 Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected carbon dioxide on the frozen surface of Pluto's biggest moon, Charon, for the first time, research revealed on Tuesday. ... more 
Europa Clipper encapsulated ahead of launchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 04, 2024 NASA and SpaceX teams have completed several key preparations for the Europa Clipper spacecraft as it approaches its scheduled launch. The spacecraft, which will explore Jupiter's moon Europa, was s ... more |
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