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[ 22 September 2020 ] Researchers find exoplanet with pi-like 3.14-day orbit News
[ 20 September 2020 ] Giant Magellan Telescope wins grant to help develop advanced technologies News
[ 16 September 2020 ] In a first, intact planet found in close orbit around white dwarf News
[ 14 September 2020 ] Possible evidence found for life on Venus News
[ 11 September 2020 ] Iconic Arecibo Observatory undergoing detailed structural inspections News

Detailed Moon map provides high-resolution ‘blueprint’ for lunar geology

28 April 2020 Astronomy Now

A new Moon map provides an updated, remarkably detailed view of lunar surface geology, merging Apollo-era data with more recent observations and resolving inconsistencies in earlier maps.

Scientists suggest streaks on Martian hillsides are dry flows

26 November 2017 Stephen Clark

Intermittent flows that appear on steep slopes on Mars are likely formed by flowing sand, and not water as some scientists previously suspected, according to a new study.