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'A genuine surprise': Near-Earth asteroid Ryugu once had 'flowing water' that transformed its insides
By Harry Baker published
A new analysis of asteroid Ryugu hints that the "potentially hazardous" space rock once had flowing water in its core, possibly leftover from the impact that created it.

Where could alien life exist in our solar system?
By Damien Pine published
The solar system has eight planets and hundreds of moons. Could extraterrestrials live on any of them?

Cataclysmic crash with neighboring planet may be the reason there's life on Earth today, new studies hint
By Elizabeth Howell published
Early Earth may not have had the right ingredients for life — until a nearby Mars-size planet crashed into it, two new studies hint.

James Webb telescope images reveal there's something strange with interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
By Patrick Pester published
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has made its first observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing that the comet appears to be unusually rich in carbon dioxide.

How many moons are in the solar system?
By Harry Baker last updated
The solar system has many more moons than the one we can see in the sky. But how many do we actually know about? And how many more are waiting to be discovered?

Uranus has a new, hidden moon, James Webb Space Telescope reveals
By Ben Turner published
Uranus' 29th moon was hidden inside the planet's dark inner rings, new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal.

NASA's Hubble telescope reveals most detailed photos of interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS to date
By Pandora Dewan published
New images from the Hubble telescope show an extrasolar entity as it hurtles through our solar system at speeds of more than 130,000 mph (210,000 km/h).

Earth, Mars, Venus — and a long-lost planet — may have once 'waltzed' in perfect harmony around the sun
By Abha Jain published
New simulations suggest that up to four of the solar system's rocky planets, including Earth and a long-lost world, once orbited in mathematical harmony around the infant sun.
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