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Why NASA is sending the Europa Clipper to search for aliens near JupiterIn the coming weeks, NASA's Europa Clipper will take off on a long journey to Jupiter's moon Europa. The icy moon could potentially host alien life — and there's only one way to find out.
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How far away is the moon?The moon's distance from Earth changes depending on where it is in its elliptical orbit.
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Why is everything in space always moving?From the moment of the Big Bang, everything in the universe has kept moving, but why is that?
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Space photo of the week: 1st-ever close-up of Neptune is Voyager 2's final portrait of a planetVoyager 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.
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What is the coldest place in the solar system?What is the solar system's coldest spot and how does the coldest place on Earth compare?
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$100,000 quadrillion asteroid Psyche may be rusting, James Webb telescope revealsA new James Webb Space Telescope analysis of the giant, metal-rich asteroid Psyche reveals signs of hydration in the form of rust. This could help pin down the mysterious rock's origins.
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Over 350 asteroids have hidden moons, Gaia space telescope findsThe European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope has found evidence of more than 350 previously unknown moons orbiting asteroids within our solar system.
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9-mile-thick layer of solid diamonds may lurk beneath Mercury's surface, study hintsNew 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.
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Astronomers want to change how we define a planet — againAstronomers are proposing a new, more quantitative definition of what makes a planet. The new definition looks more directly at the object's mass — but it would still leave Pluto out of the running.
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