Astronomers find smallest exoplanet
Pulsar system is like a half-size version of the Solar System
Science selects “Water on Mars” as breakthrough of the year
Results from the red planet top magazine's list of research highlights from 2004
Saturn gets a shock
Space scientists have watched an interplanetary shock travel from the Sun past the Earth and Jupiter to Saturn
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Mars attacked by solar wind
The solar wind might be responsible for the lack of water on Mars
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New moons galore for the solar system
Astronomers have found five new moons orbiting around Neptune and two more around Saturn
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Closing in on planet formation
Sharpest ever image of a dusk disk could reveal how new planets are formed
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Rover reveals magnetic Mars
New results show that almost all dust particles in the Martian atmosphere are magnetic
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Did cosmic rays cause ice ages?
Three physicists have challenged the standard model of glacial cycles and ice ages
Extraterrestrial impact created in the lab
Small-scale meteoritic impact could shed light on processes in larger collisions
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Solar explosions seen in 3D
Space scientists are learning more about the properties of coronal mass ejections
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