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A bright blue-white ball, the white dwarf, is surrounded by stars and faint wisps, with part of a dark sphere in front of it, the possible Earth-like planet.
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Earth May Survive the Sun’s Demise

Damond Benningfield, Science Writer by Damond Benningfield 4 November 202411 November 2024

A distant white dwarf hosts an Earth-like planet in an orbit that might be similar to Earth’s if it survives the Sun’s red giant phase.

Artist’s drawing of a rocky body among dust and dots of light with a bright star in the background
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Another Ring of Objects Might Exist in the Outer Solar System

by Jonathan O’Callaghan 29 October 202429 October 2024

A search for a new target for NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft suggests that space beyond the Kuiper Belt could be an unexpectedly crowded place.

月球表面的机器人着陆器
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嫦娥六号首次从月球背面采集样本并返回

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 1 October 20241 October 2024

这些样本可能为月球的形成和历史提供新的地质见解。

Large and small craters on the surface of Mars
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Parts of Mars Might Be Younger Than We Thought

by Jonathan O’Callaghan 10 September 202410 September 2024

Data from InSight’s seismometer suggest more impactors strike the Red Planet than expected.

A man and a woman are seen from behind; both of them are looking at large screens showing black and white images of a rocky surface.
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A Binary Asteroid System Gets Its Geological Close-Up

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 29 August 202429 August 2024

Researchers are learning more about the geology and evolution of the binary asteroid system Didymos from high-resolution imagery collected by the Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission.

A close-up of the face of a green-eyed woman wearing a parka and a gray scarf over her lower face; snow appears on the woman’s clothing and her eyelashes.
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Britney Schmidt: Following the Ice

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 25 July 202425 July 2024

An Earth and planetary scientist is most at home in cold places that mimic the worlds of the outer solar system.

Three images of two-lobed Arrokoth in varying clarity and color.
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A Sugar Coating for Arrokoth

by Jonathan O’Callaghan 10 July 202410 July 2024

A Kuiper Belt object might contain ribose and glucose on its surface—the same elements that could have seeded life on Earth.

Robotic lander on the Moon’s surface
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First Samples from the Moon’s Farside Return on Chang’e-6

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 25 June 202425 June 2024

These samples could provide novel geologic insight into the Moon’s formation and history.

Simulation of an Alfvén wave in a dipole magnetic field.
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Exploring Alfvén Waves Across Space—and Disciplines

by Andreas Keiling 26 March 202425 March 2024

A new book presents an interdisciplinary review of Alfvén wave research, sharing the latest insights from the solar, planetary, and terrestrial sciences.

Map of stars in the Milky Way
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Passing Stars Shorten Earth’s Time Horizon

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 19 March 202419 March 2024

Stars in the solar neighborhood could jostle planetary orbits, making it harder to turn back the clock and examine Earth’s orbital or climate history.

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