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Study Detects Solid Inner Core on Mars, Redrawing the Planet’s Interior

A Nature analysis of InSight marsquakes infers a roughly 600‑kilometer solid center within a larger liquid core using a limited dataset.

NASA Confirms Uneven Lunar Interior with New Gravity Map

Venus’s Crust Found to Recycle Itself Without Plate Tectonics

New Study Links Ancient Martian Valleys to Rain and Snow

NASA's Juno Detects Record-Breaking Volcanic Eruption on Jupiter's Moon Io

New 'Kiss and Capture' Theory Explains Pluto and Charon's Formation

NASA's Juno Mission Solves Io's Volcanic Mystery

Venus' Hidden Impact Craters Reveal Ancient Geological Secrets

Discovery of Potential Ocean on Uranus' Moon Miranda Raises Hope for Extraterrestrial Life

Study Uncovers Briny Water Flows on Airless Worlds

New Massive Volcano Discovered on Jupiter’s Moon Io

Asteroid Impact 20 Times Larger Than Dino-Killer Tilted Ganymede's Axis

New Study Reveals Unexpected Geological Link Between Venus and Early Earth

Scientists Uncover Potential 10-Mile-Thick Diamond Layer on Mercury