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Salty Lakes, Ponds Found Under South Polar On Mars
These bodies of water may be teeming with life. 
These bodies of water may be teeming with life. -
Venus' Hellish Atmosphere May Be Jupiter's Fault
A new paper looks into Venus and Jupiter's orbital changes due to giant planet migration. 
A new paper looks into Venus and Jupiter's orbital changes due to giant planet migration. -
NASA Pushes Dragonfly Titan Mission launch To 2027
No changes will be needed for the mission architecture to accommodate the new launch date. 
No changes will be needed for the mission architecture to accommodate the new launch date. -
Life On Venus Claims Trigger Skeptics
The extraordinary claims of Venus having bits of life in its atmosphere raise eyebrows. 
The extraordinary claims of Venus having bits of life in its atmosphere raise eyebrows. -
'Giant Impact' Theory That Formed The Moon Gets New Evidence
The Giant Impact theory, or Big Splash, speculates that ejecta from a collision between the proto-Earth and a Mars-sized planet clumped into what is now the Moon. 
The Giant Impact theory, or Big Splash, speculates that ejecta from a collision between the proto-Earth and a Mars-sized planet clumped into what is now the Moon. -
Did An Earth-Grazing Asteroid Bring Bits Of Life On Venus?
Microbial life may have hitchhiked from Earth to Venus via atmosphere-grazing asteroids. Microbial life may have hitchhiked from Earth to Venus via atmosphere-grazing asteroids. -
A Venus Probe Built To Survive The Planet's Incredible Heat
A recently published paper offers a concept design for a Venus probe that could possibly survive the planet's hellish temperatures. A recently published paper offers a concept design for a Venus probe that could possibly survive the planet's hellish temperatures. -
What Finding Phosphine In Venus Means
The finding is no guarantee that life exists on Venus, but researchers say it's a tantalizing find that emphasizes the need for more missions. The finding is no guarantee that life exists on Venus, but researchers say it's a tantalizing find that emphasizes the need for more missions. -
Scientists Describe Exoplanets Made Of Diamonds
Given the right circumstances, carbon-rich exoplanets could form diamonds and silica. 
Given the right circumstances, carbon-rich exoplanets could form diamonds and silica. -
Jupiter's Weirdly Mysterious Polar Storms Continues To Baffle Scientists
But we might finally know how these weird storms stay together. 
But we might finally know how these weird storms stay together.
