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Spiky space antenna will probe the frigid exteriors of Jupiter's moons

The Radar for Icy Moons Exploration instrument will start studying three of Jupiter's moons in 2029 as part of a European Space Agency mission

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Jupiter could be cracking its moon Europa with powerful magnetic force

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Jupiter could be cracking its moon Europa with powerful magnetic force

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First private mission to the moon is launched on SpaceX rocket

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First private mission to the moon is launched on SpaceX rocket

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Neptune’s smallest moon keeps getting smashed up and resurrected again

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Neptune’s smallest moon keeps getting smashed up and resurrected again

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Apollo astronauts might have found a piece of Earth on the moon

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Apollo astronauts might have found a piece of Earth on the moon

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The moon’s violent birth may have given Earth the ingredients of life

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The moon’s violent birth may have given Earth the ingredients of life

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Moon craters reveal surprise rise in asteroid shrapnel pelting Earth

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Moon craters reveal surprise rise in asteroid shrapnel pelting Earth

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Crashing tidal waves may lurk beneath the surface of icy moons

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Crashing tidal waves may lurk beneath the surface of icy moons

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2018’s weirdest stories: Friendly horses, toddler robots and moonmoons

2018’s weirdest stories: Friendly horses, toddler robots and moonmoons

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Phobos

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Giant grooves on Mars’s moon Phobos may be caused by rolling boulders

Mars’ largest moon, Phobos, is covered in enormous grooves that stretch over kilometres. They may have been caused by boulders rolling around the surface

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Earth may have a pair of 'ghost moons' made of dust trapped in orbit

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Let’s embrace the joy of moonmoons and more playful scientific terms

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Moons can have moons and they are called moonmoons

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Jupiter’s moon Europa may have a belt of 15-metre-tall ice spikes

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