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Space: The Solar System
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Gas insulation could be protecting an ocean inside Pluto - Gas Insulation: A Possible Protector of an Ocean Inside Pluto      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Computer simulations provide compelling evidence that an insulating layer of gas hydrates could keep...

Space: The Solar System
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New Horizons successfully explores Ultima Thule - New Horizons Successfully Explores Ultima Thule      (via sciencedaily.com) 

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flew past Ultima Thule in the early hours of New Year's Day, ushering...

Space: The Solar System
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Cracked, frozen and tipped over: New clues from Pluto's past - Cracked, Frozen and Tipped Over: New Clues from Pluto's Past      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New research by planetary scientists reveals fascinating clues about Pluto, suggesting the small wor...

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...

Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds
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The climate-driven mass extinction no one had seen - The Climate-Driven Mass Extinction No One Had Seen      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Two thirds of all mammals vanished from Africa and the Arabian Peninsula around 30 million years ago...

Space: The Solar System
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Uranus may have two undiscovered moons - Uranus May Have Two Undiscovered Moons      (via sciencedaily.com) 

NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft flew by Uranus 30 years ago, but researchers are still making discoverie...

Space: The Solar System
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Chaotic orbit of Comet Halley explained - Chaotic Orbit of Comet Halley Explained      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers have found an explanation for the chaotic behavior of the orbit of Halley's Comet. ABSTR...

Space: Exploration Space: The Solar System
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Mars was once covered by 300-meter deep oceans, study shows - Mars was Once Covered by 300-meter Deep Oceans, Study Shows      (via sciencedaily.com) 

When Mars was a young planet, it was bombarded by icy asteroids that delivered water and organic che ...

Space: The Solar System
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X-ray detection sheds new light on Pluto - X-Ray Detection Sheds New Light on Pluto      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have made the first detections of X-rays from Plut...

Space: The Solar System
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Dwarf planet Haumea shines with crystalline ice - Dwarf planet Haumea shines with crystalline ice      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The fifth dwarf planet of the solar system, Haumea, and at least one of its two satellites, are cove...

Space: The Solar System
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New models explain canyons on Pluto moon - New Models Explain Canyons on Pluto Moon      (via sciencedaily.com) 

In 2015, when NASA's New Horizons spacecraft encountered the Pluto-Charon system, scientists discove...

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,...

Space: The Solar System
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Pluto features given first official names - Pluto Features Given First Official Names      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union has offi...

Space: The Solar System
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How radioactive decay could support extraterrestrial life - How Radioactive Decay Could Support Extraterrestrial Life      (via sciencedaily.com) 

In the icy bodies around our solar system, radiation emitted from rocky cores could break up water m ...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Do polar bear paws hold the secret to better tire traction? - Do Polar Bear Paws Hold the Secret to Better Tire Traction?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Traction is important. Humans have been continually interested in discovering how to better move acr...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Antarctica's ocean brightens clouds - Antarctica's Ocean Brightens Clouds: A New Study      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The teeming life in the Southern Ocean, which encircles Antarctica, contributes to brightening the c...