7 stunning images of Neptune captured by NASA
NASA's Voyager 2 captured this image at a range of 4.4 million miles from the planet, 4 days and 20 hours before closest approach. In this false color image of Neptune, objects that are deep in the ...
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Earth may have 'captured' the moon from space
New research explores if the moon was captured by Earth or formed by a collision. Scientists weigh theories, analyzing lunar ...
‘Forget everything you knew’: Scientists reveal the Moon may have been ‘captured, not created’
A new study suggests Earth’s Moon may have been “captured” from a binary system, challenging the long-held impact theory and ...
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Pennsylvania State scientists propose Moon's surprising binary origins
New theory on the origin of the Moon An analogy to Triton, Neptune’s largest moon, supports the binary exchange theory ...
A mission to Triton and Neptune could unlock their mysteries
A town in the Austrian Alps might not seem like the most conducive place to come up with daring space missions. But, for the ...
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Scientists propose a shocking new theory for the origin of the moon - and claim the popular 'collision theory' is WRONG
In support of this idea, Professor Williams points to the example of Triton, Neptune's largest moon. Current theories suggest ...
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Scientists propose shocking new theory for origin of the moon
For nearly 40 years, scientists have generally agreed that Earth’s Moon formed from debris after a massive collision with our ...
The Blue Marvel: NASA’s Voyager 2 captured this image of Neptune in the summer of 1989 as it became the first spacecraft to fly by the planet. Neptune's blue color comes from ...
Located around 30 times as far from the Sun as Earth, Neptune is not visible to the naked eye. The planet's blue color comes from methane in its atmosphere, which absorbs red wavelengths of light.
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The Six Most Amazing Discoveries We’ve Made About Neptune
Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...
Sweden rejects 13 offshore wind farm applications in Baltic Sea
The Swedish government has rejected 13 applications for the construction of offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea south of ...
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Solar System: Wandering Worlds
But there are rocky worlds nearby. Neptune has at least 16 moons. And one is very unusual. Triton is the largest of Neptune's moons. Its surface is coated with ice. And, unlike the other moons ...