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Space: The Solar System
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Hubble discovers a fifth moon orbiting Pluto - Hubble Discovers a Fifth Moon Orbiting Pluto      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A team of astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is reporting the discovery of another moon...

Space: The Solar System
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Faraway Eris is Pluto's twin - Faraway Eris is Pluto's Twin      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers have measured the diameter of the dwarf planet Eris by catching it as it passed in front...

Space: The Solar System
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The mountains of Pluto are snowcapped, but not for the same reasons as on Earth - The Mountains of Pluto: A Snowy Mystery Unveiled      (via sciencedaily.com) 

In 2015, the New Horizons space probe discovered spectacular snowcapped mountains on Pluto, which ar...

Space: The Solar System
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A dozen new moons of Jupiter discovered, including one 'oddball' - A Dozen New Moons of Jupiter Discovered, Including One 'Oddball'      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Twelve new moons orbiting Jupiter have been found -- 11 'normal' outer moons, and one that they're c...

Space: The Solar System
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Icy giant planets in the laboratory - Icy Giant Planets in the Laboratory: A New Frontier in Planetary Science      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Giant planets like Neptune may contain much less free hydrogen than previously assumed. Researchers...

Space: The Solar System
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Saturn's moon Titan sports Earth-like features - Saturn's Moon Titan Sports Earth-Like Features      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Using the now-complete Cassini data set, astronomers have created a new global topographic map of Sa...

Paleontology: General
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Modern horses have lost their additional toes, scientists confirm - Modern Horses Have Lost Their Additional Toes, Scientists Confirm      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The distant ancestors of modern horses had hooved toes instead of a single hoof, which vanished over ...

Space: Astronomy Space: General Space: Structures and Features
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Study sheds new light on strange lava worlds - Study Sheds New Light on Strange Lava Worlds      (via sciencedaily.com) 

In a new study, scientists have shown that sweeping molten oceans have a large influence on the obse...

Geoscience: Volcanoes
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New method can improve explosion detection - New Method Can Improve Explosion Detection      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Computers can be trained to better detect distant nuclear detonations, chemical blasts and volcano e ...

Space: The Solar System
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Jupiter's 'dawn storm' auroras are surprisingly Earth-like - Jupiter's 'Dawn Storm' Auroras are Surprisingly Earth-Like      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The midnight births of the dramatic bright surges in Jupiter's aurora known as dawn storms are captu...

Space: The Solar System
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ALMA observes the formation sites of solar-system-like planets - ALMA Observes the Formation Sites of Solar-System-Like Planets      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have spotted the formation sites of planets around a young star resembling our sun. Two...

Space: The Solar System
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Pluto should be reclassified as a planet, experts say - Pluto Should Be Reclassified as a Planet, Experts Say      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The reason Pluto lost its planet status is not valid, according to new research. ABSTRACT: Pluto Sho...

Space: The Solar System
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Moon discovered over dwarf planet Makemake in the Kuiper Belt - Moon Discovered Over Dwarf Planet Makemake in the Kuiper Belt      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have discovered an elusive, dark moon orbiting Makemake, one of the 'big four' dwarf plan...

Space: The Solar System
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New Horizons spacecraft homing in on Kuiper Belt target - New Horizons spacecraft homing in on Kuiper Belt target      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Only hours from completing a historic flyby of Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69, nicknamed Ultima Thule,...