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ESA's Mars Express orbiter captured footage of the Mars' moon Deimos pass in front of Ganymede, Europa, Jupiter, Io and Callisto (in that order). Credit: Space.com | footage credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin ...

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A new volcanic hotspot on Jupiter’s moon Io has been detected, releasing six times Earth’s total energy output.

Scientists from Nagoya University in Japan have discovered from tests on mice that luteolin is an effective preventative for ...

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NASA’s Juno spacecraft has uncovered an immense volcanic hot spot on Jupiter’s moon Io, surpassing any previously recorded ...

Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...

Scientists have discovered an enormous radio galaxy 32 times the size of the Milky Way. They nicknamed it "Inkathazo," or ...

Blue Origin's famed New Shepard spacecraft successfully simulated the moon's low gravity on board its capsule during ... The ...