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A close-up of NWA 11119 shows the lovely green crystals of pyroxene. Credit: UNM Institute of Meteoritics
A meteorite older than Earth shows evidence of ancient volcanism on a long-gone protoplanet
Phil Plait
Sep 5, 2019
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Wait. *HOW* fast do giant planets form?
Phil Plait
Apr 4, 2019
Artwork of a planet forming in a young star’s disk. Credit: NAOJ
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Rolling stones tour Ceres
Phil Plait
Sep 27, 2018
A wide view of the 163-kilometer crater Urvara on Ceres.
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Incredible image of the protoplanet Vesta taken from Earth
Phil Plait
Jul 6, 2018
The protoplanet Vesta, imaged by the amazing ZIMPOL camera on the Very Large Telescope. Credit: ESO/L. Jorda et al., P. Vernazza et al.
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Dawn is now barnstorming Ceres and seeing wonders
Phil Plait
Jul 3, 2018
Occator crater, a 92-kilometer-wide impact feature on Ceres, is covered in mineral deposits dredged up from the interior. Cerealia Facula is arrowed (left) as well as Vinalia Faculae (right). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA/PSI / Phil Plait
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Ceres harvests a series of names
Phil Plait
Oct 18, 2017
Artwork depicting the Dawn spacecraft approaching Ceres. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
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Scientists spot baby planet being born in space for the 1st time ever
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