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Geotimes
January 2007
Kathryn Hansen |
Saturn Surprises with Southern Storm Earth, Jupiter and Venus have all been observed to support giant, rotating storm masses. Now, astronomers have found that Saturn, too, boasts a hurricane-like structure at its south pole.   |
Chemistry World
April 2006
Richard Corfield |
The Greenhouse in the Sky? Venus could be the ultimate example of what can happen when an atmospheric greenhouse effect runs away. The European Space Agency's Venus Express probe is focusing on understanding the planet's atmosphere. |
Science News
June 5, 2004 |
Transit of Venus On June 8, Venus will pass across the face of the sun (as viewed from Earth). |
Popular Mechanics
November 19, 2009
Stephen Ornes |
This Is Not Your Grade School Solar System: Gallery What has changed in solar system imagery over the past few decades and what we can learn from it |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2007 |
Cassini Camera Sees Into the Eye of a Storm on Saturn NASA's Cassini spacecraft has seen something never before seen on another planet-a hurricane-like storm at Saturn's south pole with a well-developed eye, ringed by towering clouds. |
Reactive Reports
October 2007
David Bradley |
The Venusian Greenhouse A rare form of carbon dioxide in which one oxygen atom contains ten neutrons instead of the usual eight could be to blame for the searing greenhouse effect on the planet Venus. |
Geotimes
June 2005
Sara Pratt |
Peaks of Eternal Light on the Moon Planetary scientists have found several spots near the north pole of the moon that receive continuous sunlight during the pole's lunar summer, making them prospective locations for future solar-powered equipment, or even a lunar station. |
Geotimes
May 2007
Kathryn Hansen |
Martian Pole Boasts Icy Detail A new map of Mars' south pole revealed that the ice cap is composed almost entirely of water ice and measures up to 3.7 kilometers thick. |
Geotimes
July 2007
Carolyn Gramling |
Mercury's Gooey Center Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, has a large core, which scientists now know is partially molten and therefore could create a magnetic field around the planet. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2006 |
Scientists Are Finding Life In Earth's Coldest, Hottest, Weirdest Places By creating an alternative life chemistry in the lab, astrobiologist Steven Benner hopes to uncover a formula for alien microbes. How five big questions about life on our planet are shaping the search for it on other worlds. |
Geotimes
August 2004
Naomi Lubick |
Slow Boat to a Small Planet For the first time in more than three decades, scientists are going to get a close-up view of Mercury, Earth's smallest neighbor and the rocky planet closest to the sun. |
Fast Company
June 2012
Lindsey Kratochwill |
How To Experience The Transit Of Venus On June 5 Astronomers have watched this journey for centuries, but over time, technology has created new ways to experience the age-old event. |
Outside
May 2003
Sam Moulton |
Power Sticks Go for a hike in the Alps and you'll notice a curious thing: Euros love their walking canes. Recent studies in Europe and the States show that today's ultralightweight poles reduce stress on your muscles and joints and can increase by miles the distance you cover in a day. |
Reactive Reports
Issue 36
David Bradley |
The metallic mounds of Venus If you think winters on earth can be challenging, spare a thought for the highlands of Venus where heavy metal frost coats the ground and toxic lead compounds fall as snow. |
