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Perspective view of a lobate scarp on Mercury named Carnegie Rupes, colour-coded according to surface altitude. The crater near the middle is nearly 40 km across. NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington

Mercury is shrinking and getting smaller

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Mercury is shrinking and getting smaller according to latest research because its interior has been cooling down as internal heat leaks away.

Though Mars is the Red Planet, false-color images can help us learn about its weather and geology. This image shows a variety of wind-related features on the Red Planet near the center of Gamboa Crater. Larger sand dunes form sinuous crests and individual domes.

Blue Ripples on Mars

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This image shows a variety of wind-related features near the center of Gamboa Crater on Mars. Larger sand dunes form sinuous crests and individual domes.

Two images of Venus one taken by WISPR on the Parker Solar Probe and the other by Magellan

Venus – Earth’s Evil Twin has New Images

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Venus is known as Earth's Evil Twin and it has New Images taken by NASA's Parker Solar Probe as it flew by the planet. Venus is inhospitable for life as we know it but Phosphine, possible indicator of...

Artist's illustration of the Local Bubble with star formation occurring on the bubble's surface. Scientists have now shown how a chain of events beginning 14 million years ago with a set of powerful supernovae led to the creation of the vast bubble, responsible for the formation of all young stars within 500 light years of the Sun and Earth.

There is a Giant Bubble Surrounding the Earth and the Solar System

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There is a Giant Bubble Surrounding the Earth and the Solar System. It is 1,000 -light-year wide and is a source of all young, nearby stars.

Natural and False colour views of Europa taken in 1997 by the Galileo Spacecraft. Credits: NASA, NASA-JPL, University of Arizona

Hubble finds long term presence of water vapour on Jupiter’s moon Europa

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The Hubble Space Telescope has found long term presence of water vapour on Jupiter's moon Europa, which also has an ocean under its icy surface.

Earth by Junocam October 2013 during gravity assist flyby. 360 on History

Amazing images of Earth by Juno spacecraft during its gravity assist fly

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The Juno spacecraft has been orbiting Jupiter for almost five years (it launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 5 August 2011.). Its aim to help us understand the solar system by increasing o...

First Ever 3D Map of the Boundaries Solar System’s Heliosphere

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This is an absolutely fantastic piece of work! Scientists have used NASA’s Earth-orbiting Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) satellite to construct a 3D map of the boundaries of the  helioshpere &#...

Uranus in X-ray (2002). Credit: NASA/CXO/University College London/W. Dunn et al. Optical by W.M. Keck Observatory (2004). 360 on History

Video l Uranus – A Planet Tilted And It’s Emitting X-rays

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When you look at images of planets in our solar system, they all seem to follow a certain design. The rocky ones are round with a few moons, while the gas giants and the ice giants have rings. But one...

Voyager 2 image of Uranus in natural colour. Credit: NASA

Podcast Episode 33 l Uranus: A Planet Tilted And It’s Emitting X-rays

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Podcast on Uranus a planet that is tilted sideways and a new study reveals that it is also emitting X-rays based on Chandra Telescope data.