Jupiter's moon Europa is NASA's next search for potential life
The Europa Clipper mission aims to explore the potential for life on Europa by surveying its icy shell and underlying ocean.
Jupiter's Great Red Spot Is Moving In a 'Very Unexpected' Way, Bewildering Astronomers
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope observed unexpected, unstable jiggling behavior in Jupiter's Great Red Spot, revealing new dynamics in the iconic storm.
A $5 Billion NASA Mission Looked Doomed. Could Engineers Save It?
The success of the Europa Clipper mission is critical for understanding potential life on Europa, and there are significant pressures and stakes involved.
NASA Will Let Trump Decide How to Bring Mars Rocks to Earth
NASA plans a Mars Sample Return mission to analyze Martian rocks and soil, crucial for understanding the planet's history and potential for past life.
Let's Go See What's Swimming Around On Europa | Defector
The Europa Clipper mission aims to explore Europa's subterranean ocean for signs of habitability while showcasing impressive technological advancements.
Asteroid chunks from NASA deflection test may hit Earth in 10 years
NASA's asteroid deflection mission has successfully shown that debris could reach Earth but poses no threat, as it will burn up in the atmosphere.
Jupiter's moon Europa is NASA's next search for potential life
The Europa Clipper mission aims to explore the potential for life on Europa by surveying its icy shell and underlying ocean.
Jupiter's Great Red Spot Is Moving In a 'Very Unexpected' Way, Bewildering Astronomers
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope observed unexpected, unstable jiggling behavior in Jupiter's Great Red Spot, revealing new dynamics in the iconic storm.
A $5 Billion NASA Mission Looked Doomed. Could Engineers Save It?
The success of the Europa Clipper mission is critical for understanding potential life on Europa, and there are significant pressures and stakes involved.
NASA Will Let Trump Decide How to Bring Mars Rocks to Earth
NASA plans a Mars Sample Return mission to analyze Martian rocks and soil, crucial for understanding the planet's history and potential for past life.
Let's Go See What's Swimming Around On Europa | Defector
The Europa Clipper mission aims to explore Europa's subterranean ocean for signs of habitability while showcasing impressive technological advancements.
Asteroid chunks from NASA deflection test may hit Earth in 10 years
NASA's asteroid deflection mission has successfully shown that debris could reach Earth but poses no threat, as it will burn up in the atmosphere.
Jupiter's moon Ganymede was struck by asteroid bigger than dinosaur-killing rock
Ganymede's rotation was altered due to an ancient asteroid impact, leading to significant geological and potentially oceanographic changes on the moon.
Jupiter's great red spot wobbles like Jell-o
Jupiter's Great Red Spot behaves like gelatin, oscillating in size and shape unexpectedly, challenging previous understandings of its stability.
Jupiter's moon Ganymede was struck by asteroid bigger than dinosaur-killing rock
Ganymede's rotation was altered due to an ancient asteroid impact, leading to significant geological and potentially oceanographic changes on the moon.
Jupiter's great red spot wobbles like Jell-o
Jupiter's Great Red Spot behaves like gelatin, oscillating in size and shape unexpectedly, challenging previous understandings of its stability.
Mars' Surface Appears to Be Covered in Potential Rocket Fuel, MIT Finds
Scientists propose that Mars' ancient atmosphere may be trapped in sedimentary rocks, which can be used to create rocket fuel for future Mars missions.
Scientists Find Evidence Earth Used to Have a Ring Like Saturn
Earth possibly had a temporary ring system formed from an asteroid, affecting meteor impacts and climate during the Hirnantian Icehouse.
Mars' Surface Appears to Be Covered in Potential Rocket Fuel, MIT Finds
Scientists propose that Mars' ancient atmosphere may be trapped in sedimentary rocks, which can be used to create rocket fuel for future Mars missions.
Scientists Find Evidence Earth Used to Have a Ring Like Saturn
Earth possibly had a temporary ring system formed from an asteroid, affecting meteor impacts and climate during the Hirnantian Icehouse.
Meet Saturn's Death Star' Moon and the Intriguing Ocean It May Hide
The outer solar system may host many hidden oceans, increasing potential habitability of its moons, particularly Saturn's moon Mimas.
Saturn's moon Mimas may hide a surprisingly young ocean
Mimas may harbor a subsurface ocean, indicating the outer solar system could host more habitable environments than previously thought.
Saturn's "Death Star" Moon Could be Hiding a Massive Ocean
Mimas, Saturn's moon, may harbor a giant underground ocean, challenging previous skepticism and suggesting new heating mechanisms might allow liquid water to exist.
Saturn's Moon Mimas May Be Way More Inhabitable Than We First Thought
Mimas may have a hidden ocean beneath its icy crust, enhancing the habitability of the outer solar system.
Meet Saturn's Death Star' Moon and the Intriguing Ocean It May Hide
The outer solar system may host many hidden oceans, increasing potential habitability of its moons, particularly Saturn's moon Mimas.
Saturn's moon Mimas may hide a surprisingly young ocean
Mimas may harbor a subsurface ocean, indicating the outer solar system could host more habitable environments than previously thought.
Saturn's "Death Star" Moon Could be Hiding a Massive Ocean
Mimas, Saturn's moon, may harbor a giant underground ocean, challenging previous skepticism and suggesting new heating mechanisms might allow liquid water to exist.
Saturn's Moon Mimas May Be Way More Inhabitable Than We First Thought
Mimas may have a hidden ocean beneath its icy crust, enhancing the habitability of the outer solar system.
New study suggests ocean of water lies beneath Mars's surface
There may be enough water beneath Mars' surface to form an ocean.
Why the European Space Agency should join the US mission to Uranus
The Uranus Orbiter and Probe mission aims to explore Uranus, its moons, and ice giant characteristics, essential for understanding planetary formation and evolution.
A Simple Chemical Reaction May Have Wiped Out Venus's Once Watery Clouds
Understanding the chemical processes that stripped water from Venus's atmosphere is crucial in unraveling the planet's transformation into a hostile environment.
Venus and Earth used to look like 'twin' planets. What happened?
Venus is Earth's closest sibling planet, not Mars, in terms of size, composition, and distance.
A Simple Chemical Reaction May Have Wiped Out Venus's Once Watery Clouds
Understanding the chemical processes that stripped water from Venus's atmosphere is crucial in unraveling the planet's transformation into a hostile environment.
Venus and Earth used to look like 'twin' planets. What happened?
Venus is Earth's closest sibling planet, not Mars, in terms of size, composition, and distance.
Could Dune really exist? What scientists think of our favorite sci-fi worlds : Short Wave
Dune: Part Two is out now, exploring the desert planet Arrakis with its giant sandworms, scarcity of water, and the valuable spice called melange.
Scientists like Mohamed Noor and Michael Wong are analyzing the feasibility of the science behind Dune, questioning the existence of giant sandworms and the lack of plant life generating oxygen.
Passing Star Altered Earth's Orbit, Scientists Say
Stellar encounters can impact Earth's orbit and climate evolution.
Close stellar encounters could perturb Earth's orbit due to the influence of neighboring giant planets.
Why Is the Moon So Two-Faced? Fresh Samples from the Lunar Far Side May Offer Answers
Studying moon samples from the far side could unlock mysteries of lunar composition and history.
An Odd Rock in a Box Gets Linked to a Shooting Star That Fell 54 Years Ago
Researchers connected a meteorite found in the Austrian Alps with flashes of light from a space rock hurtling through Earth's atmosphere, showing the value of looking into old data sets.