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'Martian dog' and dozens of other mysterious blobs found hiding under Mars' north pole in new 'gravity map'
A new map that details gravitational anomalies on Mars has revealed 20 mysteriously dense blobs, including a dog-shaped mass, buried below the planet's north pole. And researchers have no clear idea where they came from.
Iron winds and molten metal rains ravage a hellish hot Jupiter exoplanet
"Our observations indicate the presence of powerful iron winds, probably fuelled by a hot spot in the atmosphere."
'Spiders on Mars' fully awakened on Earth for 1st time — and scientists are shrieking with joy
Researchers have recreated the bizarre spider-like features seen on the surface of Mars for the first time ever. The breakthrough could help unravel further mysteries surrounding the static Martian arachnids.
A long-lost moon could explain Mars' weird shape and extreme terrain
Unlike the other planets in the solar system, Mars is distinctly triaxial, meaning it is an ellipsoid with different sizes along all three axes.
Scientists spot ancient 'smiley face' on Mars — and it could contain signs of life
Newly released images of Mars reveal a "smiley" salt deposit on the Red Planet's surface. A related study suggests that similar deposits, which were left behind from ancient lakes, may be a good place to look for signs of former life on Mars.
Space photo of the week: The 1st image of an alien planet
The Very Large Telescope in northern Chile imaged a "super-Jupiter" exoplanet called 2M1207b, precisely 20 years ago this week. This was the first direct visual confirmation of a world beyond our solar system.
Asteroid 10 times bigger than the dinosaur-killing space rock smashed Jupiter's largest moon off its axis
New simulations show that Jupiter's massive moon Ganymede was knocked off its axis when it was struck by a roughly 90-mile-wide asteroid around 4 billion years ago. The colossal collision was likely one of the biggest asteroid impacts the solar system has ever seen.
