A mission to Triton and Neptune could unlock their mysteries
A town in the Austrian Alps might not seem like the most conducive place to come up with daring space missions. But, for the ...
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The Six Most Amazing Discoveries We’ve Made About Neptune
Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...
The Blue Marvel: NASA’s Voyager 2 captured this image of Neptune in the summer of 1989 as it became the first spacecraft to fly by the planet. Neptune's blue color comes from ...
Located around 30 times as far from the Sun as Earth, Neptune is not visible to the naked eye. The planet's blue color comes from methane in its atmosphere, which absorbs red wavelengths of light.
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Solar System: Wandering Worlds
But there are rocky worlds nearby. Neptune has at least 16 moons. And one is very unusual. Triton is the largest of Neptune's moons. Its surface is coated with ice. And, unlike the other moons ...
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A space mission to Triton and Neptune would unlock their mysteries
Global color mosaic of Neptune's largest moon, Triton, taken by NASA's Voyager 2 in 1989. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/USGS. A town in the Austrian Alps might not seem like the most conducive place to ...
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Sweden rejects 13 offshore wind farm applications in Baltic Sea
Sweden has rejected 13 applications for offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea, south of the Sea of Åland, citing defence ...
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Scientists propose shocking new theory for origin of the moon
For nearly 40 years, scientists have generally agreed that Earth’s Moon formed from debris after a massive collision with our ...
‘Forget everything you knew’: Scientists reveal the Moon may have been ‘captured, not created’
A new study suggests Earth’s Moon may have been “captured” from a binary system, challenging the long-held impact theory and ...
Scientists propose a shocking new theory for the origin of the moon - and claim the popular 'collision theory' is WRONG
Scientists from Penn State University have proposed a radical new theory for the Moon's origin which overturns the popular ...