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Space photo of the week: 1st-ever close-up of Neptune is Voyager 2's final portrait of a planet
Voyager 2, NASA's longest-running mission, explored Neptune during a historic encounter on Aug. 25, 1989, sending back humanity's first close-ups of the planet.
These nearby star systems could be good targets in the search for alien life
NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope has created a 3-D map of nearby stars that may help astronomers search for alien planets with the potential for life.
Jupiter Mars conjunction: How to see 2 planets 'kiss' in the sky before sunrise on Wednesday
Look east before dawn on Wednesday, Aug. 14, to see the giant planet and the Red Planet just a third of a degree from one another in a rare planetary conjunction.
Enormous hidden ocean discovered under Mars could contain life
Scientists examining data from NASA's InSight Lander have revealed the likely presence of an underground reservoir containing enough liquid to cover the planet with a mile of water.
Space photo of the week: Stunning sand dunes slash across Mars' polar ice cap
This stunning image of dune fields near Mars' north polar ice cap, taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, showcases the impact of polar winds on the Red Planet's landscape.
A moon of Uranus could have a hidden ocean, James Webb Space Telescope finds
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found that Ariel, a moon of Uranus, has some of the most carbon dioxide-rich deposits in the solar system, hinting at a buried water ocean.
9-mile-thick layer of solid diamonds may lurk beneath Mercury's surface, study hints
New simulations suggest that a 9-mile-thick layer of solid diamonds may lurk deep below the surface of Mercury. The gems almost certainly can't be mined for bling — but they may help solve some of the planet's biggest mysteries.
