Solar System Archive
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Sugar, Space And All Things Nice
Posted on November 11, 2015 | No CommentsComet C/2014 Q2, also known as Comet Lovejoy, made its closest ever approach to the Sun in January this year, allowing astronomers to make observations […] -
Hydrothermal Activity in the Oceans of Enceladus
Posted on March 26, 2015 | No CommentsA recent study published in Nature indicates that Saturn’s sixth largest moon, Enceladus, may have ongoing oceanic hydrothermal activity, prompting an interest in whether it […] -
Fireworks in the Solar system – produced by our own Sun.
Posted on November 10, 2013 | No CommentsAstronomers using the Hubble Space telescope this week reported the discovery of an asteroid emitting streams of dust in a spherical or ‘wheel-like’ pattern. Usually asteroids […]