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Amalthea, a small reddish moon of Jupiter, is not made of Swiss cheese, but it does seem to be full of holes making its density surprisingly low according to new information from the Galileo spacecraft....more
Newly Discovered Martian Lakes and Canyon!
Scientists have found lakes and a river in the highlands of Mars. They don't contain any water, but they may show that the cold, dry planet once had a very different environment where liquid water flowed...more
An Exoplanet that Looks Like Jupiter!
A team of astronomers, who have been peering into the skies for many years, announced that they have found 13 planets outside our solar system called exoplanets. This brings the total number of known exoplanets...more
Planetary Alignment 2002
In late April through mid-May 2002, all five naked-eye planets are visible at the same time in the night sky! This is includes Mercury which is generally very hard to see. You won't want to miss this!...more
Missions Possible!
The servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope in early March was a great success. The Telescope has been declared healthy and fit...and is better than ever! Though instruments will be tested for...more
Hubble Detects the First Extrasolar Planetary Atmosphere!
You probably know there are nine planets in our own solar system...but did you know that we know of 76 planets that are outside our own solar system? These planets orbit other stars and are called extrasolar...more
Mars Odyssey
The Mars Odyssey was launched April 7, 2001, from Florida. After a six-month, 285 million-mile journey, the Odyssey arrived at Mars on October 24, 2001. The Odyssey is in its aerobraking phase right now....moreShop Windows to the Universe
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