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NASA Orbiter Shines New Light on Long-Running Martian Mystery
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Results from an enhanced radar technique have demonstrated improvement to sub-surface observations of Mars.  NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has…

Nov 25, 2025
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Effect of Atmosphere on a Planet’s Dayside Temperature
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Researchers can determine whether or not a tidally locked rocky planet has an atmosphere by comparing its measured temperature to…

Sep 30, 2025
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Which Planets Have an Atmosphere? Radiation vs. Escape Velocity
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Massive planets that receive less high-energy starlight are more likely to have atmospheres than small planets receiving more radiation. Webb…

Sep 30, 2025
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Which Planets Have an Atmosphere? Effect of Radiation
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All other things being equal, the more high-energy light a planet receives from its star, the less likely it is…

Sep 30, 2025
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Which Planets Have an Atmosphere? Effect of Mass
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If two planets are the same in every other way, the one with a stronger gravitational pull is more likely…

Sep 30, 2025
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Secondary Eclipse Light Curve
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A secondary eclipse light curve shows the decrease in brightness of a star-planet system as the planet moves behind the…

Sep 30, 2025
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NASA Scientists Find Ties Between Earth’s Oxygen and Magnetic Field
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For 540 million years, the ebb and flow in the strength of Earth’s magnetic field has correlated with fluctuations in…

Jun 18, 2025
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20-Year Hubble Study of Uranus Yields New Atmospheric Insights
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The ice-giant planet Uranus, which travels around the Sun tipped on its side, is a weird and mysterious world. Now,…

Mar 31, 2025
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