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While Io, the most volcanically active moon in the solar system, appears completely dry and devoid of water ice, its neighbor ...

If you've ever wondered why we are here, then you can thank Jupiter for part of the answer. A new study from Rice University suggests that if it weren't for the gas giant, the Earth would have ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The rings of Saturn are among the wonders of our solar system, with a diameter of roughly 175,000 miles (280,000 kilometers) as they encircle the giant planet. But smaller ...

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I/ATLAS is a newly detected interstellar object that entered the solar system from outside our stellar neighborhood, ...