Earlier this year, a team of astronomers discovered a new moon of Uranus that is minuscule, with a diameter of about 10km.

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Small icy moons in the outer reaches of our solar system may hide boiling oceans underneath their surfaces, a new study finds.

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NASAs Perseverance rover has obtained evidence that the atmosphere of Mars is electrically active, detecting electrical ...

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