Venus
Bizarre patterns on Venus have scientists puzzled
Scientists are trying to understand Venus' bright surface formations, called coronae, using new 3D maps.
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Jupiter
The solar system’s largest moon may be heating up — offering clues to its mysterious origins
The largest moon in the solar system — Jupiter’s Ganymede — has a unique and inexplicable magnetic field. New research could finally explain it: the moon is heating up.
Mars
NASA spacecraft beams back blue images of Mars on its way to a metal asteroid — Space photo of the week
On its way to a metal asteroid, NASA's Psyche probe tested its cameras as it got a gravity assist from the Red Planet.
Neptune
One of Neptune’s 16 moons is not like the others, James Webb telescope finds — and it could be key to fully understanding the solar system
Neptune has a complicated life story, and its moon Nereid might be the only one left standing from the planet’s multibillion-year history.
Space and Astronomy
Could an Earthly Fungus Contaminate Mars? NASA May Have Found One Hardy Enough.
Researchers identified a species that can survive radiation, extreme heat and simulated Martian soil, posing a new challenge for protocols intended to keep the red planet pristine.