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Jupiter Rains Ammonia Slushballs in Electric Storms
A bizarre hailstorm of icy “mushballs” — slushy mixtures of ammonia and water — has been confirmed on Jupiter, where intense ...
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On Jupiter, it’s mushballs all the way down
Slushy hailstones of ammonia and water were part of a bizarre theory to explain the planet's poorly mixed atmosphere. These mushballs seem to be real, say UC Berkeley scientists.
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Rare 'cannibal' solar eruption sparks severe geomagnetic storm and stunning auroras (photos)
The solar eruption set Earth's skies ablaze, with vibrant auroras visible across the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Astronomers Detect a Possible Signature of Life on a Distant Planet
Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even ...
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Mysterious Dark Comets Puzzle Astronomers
A group of comets with unexplained movements presents a quandary D avide Farnocchia hunts down and tracks asteroids, and ...
La Brújula Verde13d
The Extraordinary Sweden Solar System That Spans the Entire Country
The Sweden Solar System is the largest scale model of the Solar System in existence, and it spans the entire Swedish ...
The Indian Express16d
Solar System Temperatures: Know the average temperatures of all the planets in our solar system
Average Surface Temperatures of All Planets: There are eight planets in the solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, with Pluto now categorised as a dwarf ...
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20-year Hubble study yields new insights into Uranus
(CNN) – NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is revealing new insights about the planet Uranus. An unprecedented 20-year-old study took a closer look at the planet’s atmospheric composition and ...