Hubble Sees Evidence of Water Vapor Venting Off Europa
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has observed water vapor above the frigid south polar region of Jupiter’s moon Europa, providing the first strong evidence of water plumes…
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Planetary Building Blocks Rich in Water Found Around White Dwarf
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have found the building blocks of solid planets that are capable of having substantial amounts of water. This rocky debris,…
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Could Comet ISON Be the Comet of the Century?
Out near the orbit of Jupiter, a faint speck of light is moving through the black of space. At first glance it doesn’t look like much,…
Read the articleEarth’s Gravity May Be the Cause of the Moon’s Mysterious Magnetism
A new model for generating a global magnetic field in the ancient moon could help solve a 40-year-old mystery. The Earth’s magnetic field exists because it…
Read the articleBest Picture of Our Galactic Center as Taken by Hubble
Behold your galactic center. This NASA Hubble Space Telescope infrared mosaic image represents the sharpest survey of the Galactic Center to date. It reveals a new…
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