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Surface Composition

Icy Bodies Charon's Surface Materials Liquid Methane Ice-Rich Crust Europa's Ice Shell Basaltic Rocks on Vesta Ice-covered Moons Asteroid Composition Meteorite Analysis Europa's Surface Features

JWST Reveals Dark, Airless Surface on Rocky Exoplanet LHS 3844 b

A mid‑infrared reading lets scientists identify basaltic materials on a rocky exoplanet.

Ancient Sahara Meteorites Exhibit Mercury-Like Chemistry with Origins Unresolved

NASA Study Reveals Asteroid Vesta Lacks a Core, Redefining Its Identity

New Theory Proposes Mars' Moons Formed from Shredded Asteroid

NASA's James Webb Telescope Finds Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Peroxide on Pluto's Moon Charon

Ceres Revealed as Former Ocean World with Ice-Rich Crust