Tag #Planetary Science

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NASA Cancels Costly Mars Sample Return Plan, Proposes Cheaper Alternatives

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson canceled the $11 billion Mars sample return plan due to cost and time overruns, presenting two new $6 billion-$7 billion options focusing on streamlined processes and commercial partnerships for a 2030s return.

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New Study Suggests Moon Formed 180 Million Years Earlier

A new study posits the Moon formed 180 million years earlier than previously estimated, between 4.430 and 4.530 billion years ago, due to a global melting event caused by tidal heating after the impact with Theia, which reset the crystallization process and erased early impact traces.

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Comet Water May Resemble Earth's Oceans, Suggesting a Crucial Role in Delivering Water to Early Earth

A NASA-led study examining comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko suggests its water may resemble Earth's oceans, supporting the theory that Jupiter-family comets contributed significantly to Earth's water supply, challenging earlier research and suggesting implications for the search for extraterrestrial ...

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Curiosity Rover Finds Sulfur Stones on Mars

NASA's Curiosity rover discovers a field of bright white sulfur stones on Mars, prompting scientific investigation into the planet's history and potential for past life.

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Moon's Age Revised: 100 Million Years Older Than Previously Thought

A new study suggests the moon is 100 million years older than previously thought, forming 4.51 billion years ago, challenging the 4.35 billion-year timeline based on Apollo samples, due to a later re-melting event from Earth's gravity.

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Perseverance Rover Reaches Mars Crater Summit to Study Ancient Rocks

NASA's Perseverance rover completed a challenging 3.5-month climb to the top of Jezero Crater on Mars, reaching an altitude of 1,640 vertical feet and preparing to analyze ancient rocks that could provide evidence of past life, including rocks from the early Martian crust and a field of quartz sugge...

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Jupiter's Polar Tornadoes: Earth-Sized Dark Ovals Discovered

New NASA research reveals Earth-sized dark ovals at Jupiter's poles, resembling tornadoes and creating dense haze; these are visible in ultraviolet light, appearing sporadically and linked to Jupiter's magnetic field and Io's volcanic activity.

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