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Space dust as Earth's sun shield - Space Dust: Earth's Natural Sun Shield      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Dust launched from the moon's surface or from a space station positioned between Earth and the sun c ...

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Lunar glass shows Moon asteroid impacts mirrored on Earth - Lunar Glass Shows Moon Asteroid Impacts Mirrored on Earth      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A research team has found asteroid impacts on the Moon millions of years ago coincided precisely wit...

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Breaking in a new planet - Breaking in a New Planet: The Challenges and Opportunities      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Impacts affect the porosity and structure of moons and planets more dramatically than scientists sus...

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Scientists release first analysis of rocks plucked from speeding asteroid - Scientists Release First Analysis of Rocks Plucked from Speeding Asteroid      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have now begun to announce the first results from the analysis of a handful of dirt that...

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Astronauts may one day drink water from ancient moon volcanoes - Astronauts May One Day Drink Water from Ancient Moon Volcanoes      (via sciencedaily.com) 

If any humans had been alive 2 to 4 billion years ago, they may have looked up and seen a sliver of...

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Earth's atmosphere may be source of some lunar water - Earth's Atmosphere May Be the Source of Some Lunar Water      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Hydrogen and oxygen ions escaping from Earth's upper atmosphere and combining on the moon could be o...

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Lunar radar data uncovers new clues about moon’s ancient past - Lunar Radar Data Uncovers New Clues About Moon's Ancient Past      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The dusty surface of the moon -- immortalized in images of Apollo astronauts' lunar footprints -- fo ...

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Carbon dioxide cold traps on the moon are confirmed for the first time - Carbon Dioxide Cold Traps on the Moon Confirmed for the First Time      (via sciencedaily.com) 

After decades of uncertainty, researchers have confirmed the existence of lunar carbon dioxide cold...

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Mercury's contraction much greater than thought, new imaging shows - Mercury's Contraction: A Surprising Discovery      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New global imaging and topographic data from MESSENGER show that the innermost planet has contracted...

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Saturn's rings coat tiny moons - Saturn's Rings Coat Tiny Moons: A Fascinating Discovery      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New findings have emerged about five tiny moons nestled in and near Saturn's rings. The closest-ever...

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Giant pattern discovered in the clouds of planet Venus - Giant Pattern Discovered in the Clouds of Planet Venus      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers have identified a giant streak structure among the clouds covering planet Venus based on...

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Sounding rocket to peek at atmosphere of Venus - Sounding Rocket to Peek at Atmosphere of Venus      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A week after launching a new orbiter to investigate the upper atmosphere of Mars, NASA is sending a...

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NASA's SDO observes largest sunspot of the solar cycle - NASA's SDO Observes Largest Sunspot of the Solar Cycle      (via sciencedaily.com) 

On Oct. 18, 2014, a sunspot rotated over the left side of the sun, and soon grew to be the largest a...

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NASA's SDO sees massive filament erupt on sun - NASA's SDO Sees Massive Filament Erupt on Sun      (via sciencedaily.com) 

On August 31, 2012 a long filament of solar material that had been hovering in the sun's atmosphere,...

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'Starquakes' could explain mystery signals      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, are an astronomical mystery, with their exact cause and origins still un...