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How A Soggy Solar System Can Spark A New Human Future

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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

How A Soggy Solar System Can Spark A New Human Future

March 17, 2015 • Astrophysicist Adam Frank says the recent discovery of all this water across the solar system has just made humanity's long-term possibilities a whole lot more possible.

Moon River? No, It's An Ocean On One Of Jupiter's Moons!

The moon Ganymede (right) orbits the giant planet Jupiter in this artist's rendering. Scientists say a saline ocean lurks under the moon's icy crust. NASA/ESA hide caption

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Moon River? No, It's An Ocean On One Of Jupiter's Moons!

March 12, 2015 • Scientists announced in a NASA teleconference that the biggest moon in our solar system has a salty ocean hidden below its icy surface.

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New Moon Found Orbiting Neptune, But What To Call It?

July 15, 2013 • Just 12 miles across, the little moon was discovered in photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. When scientists recently rejected Vulcan as the name for one of Pluto's moons, Star Trek fans complained. Naming conventions will bar Vulcan from being used for Neptune's moon as well.

Vote On Names For Pluto's Little Moons; 'Nemo' Not Among Nominees

An artist's illustration, which Hubble Site says shows the Pluto system from the surface of one of its moons. NASA.gov hide caption

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Vote On Names For Pluto's Little Moons; 'Nemo' Not Among Nominees

February 11, 2013 • The SETI Institute has a list of 12 choices and is collecting votes online. There's also a write-in ballot. Nemo isn't one of the nominees, but write-in candidates are being accepted. Or what about a write-in for Endor? Eyder? Maybe Korva?