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The strength of Venus lightning sparkles interest in the scientific community
— 23 Sep 2010 10:39 | AstronomyDespite the great differences between the atmospheres of Venus and Earth, scientists have discovered that very similar mechanisms produce lightning on the two planets. The rates of…
The many faces of the Venus' polar vortex
— 23 Sep 2010 10:36 | AstronomyA new animation using data from ESA's Venus Express spacecraft shows that the double eye of the giant vortex at Venus's South pole has disappeared. Results of a study that shows the…
Peculiar phenomena during northern spring on Mars
— 22 Sep 2010 18:36 | AstronomyScientists may have solved the mystery of the carbon dioxide ice disappearance early in the Northern Martian springs followed later by its sudden reappearance, revealing a very active…
Spring on Titan brings sunshine and patchy cloud
— 22 Sep 2010 11:22 | AstronomyTitan's northern hemisphere is set for mainly fine spring weather, with polar skies clearing since the equinox in August last year. Cassini's VIMS instrument has been monitoring clouds…
Mercury's comet-like appearance spotted by satellites looking at the Sun
— 22 Sep 2010 11:04 | AstronomyScientists from Boston University's Centre for Space Physics reported today that NASA satellites designed to view the escaping atmosphere of the Sun have also recorded evidence of escaping…
The hot atmosphere of Venus might cool the interior of Earth's sister planet
— 21 Sep 2010 12:49 | AstronomyThe heat in the atmosphere of Venus, induced from a strong greenhouse warming, might actually have a cooling effect on the planet's interior. This counter-intuitive theory is based…
Martian methane lasts less than a year
— 21 Sep 2010 12:48 | AstronomyMethane in the atmosphere of Mars lasts less than a year, according to a study by Italian scientists. Sergio Fonti (Universita del Salento) and Giuseppe Marzo (NASA Ames) have used…
The Martian moon Phobos may have formed by catastrophic blast
— 21 Sep 2010 12:46 | AstronomyScientists now have firm indications that the Martian satellite Phobos formed relatively near its current location via re-accretion of material blasted into Mars' orbit by some catastrophic…
Herschel Mars observations: First results
— 21 Sep 2010 12:43 | AstronomyThe Herschel Space Observatory is providing the first exciting results on Mars, from its guaranteed-time key program 'Water and related chemistry in the Solar System'. An accurate globally-averaged…
The first microwave image of the complete Moon
— 21 Sep 2010 12:40 | AstronomyThe first microwave image of the complete Moon was obtained thanks to the Chinese lunar satellite Chang'E-1. Global brightness temperature maps reveal radiation from the surface and…