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MAVEN Observes Mars in Ultraviolet Light

By News Staff June 22, 2023

Planetary scientists using the Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph (IUVS) instrument onboard NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft have captured two amazing images of the Red Planet. By viewing the…

New Research Sheds More Light on Evolution of Europa’s Interior

By News Staff June 19, 2023

Many planetary scientists studying Jupiter’s moon Europa assumed that it formed with a metallic core during or shortly after accretion. New research from Arizona State University contradicts that prediction, instead…

Phosphorus, Rare Building Block for Life, Discovered at Enceladus

By News Staff June 15, 2023

Phosphorus has not previously been detected in oceans beyond those on Earth and this discovery provides a promising step forward in our understanding of ocean worlds. Saturn’s moon Enceladus with…

Study: Plate Tectonics is not a Requirement for Life to Originate on Earth-Like Planet

By News Staff June 15, 2023

Plate tectonics is a fundamental factor in the sustained habitability of Earth, but its time of onset is unknown, with ages ranging from the Hadean to Proterozoic eon. University of…

Parker Solar Probe Identifies Mechanism Driving Fast Solar Wind

By News Staff June 12, 2023

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has flown close enough to the Sun to detect the fine structure of the solar wind close to where it is generated at the solar surface,…

Is Frying Possible in Space?

By Natali Anderson June 12, 2023

French fries are a very popular food commodity across many cultural backgrounds on Earth and as such they may be appreciated by long-term space travelers. The process of frying in…

Webb Observes Enceladus’ Water Vapor Plume

By News Staff June 2, 2023

As Enceladus orbits rapidly around Saturn with a period of only 1.37 Earth days, the ejected water vapor is spread along and around its orbit, forming a large torus around…

Watch First-Ever Livestream from Mars

By News Staff June 2, 2023

On June 2, 2023, to celebrate the 20th birthday of ESA’s Mars Express, you’ll have the chance to get as close as it’s currently possible get to a live view…

Iron-Rich Meteoritic and Volcanic Particles May Have Promoted Origin of Life Reactions on Early Earth

By Enrico de Lazaro May 26, 2023

Precursors of the molecules needed for the origin of life may have been generated by chemical reactions promoted by meteoritic and volcanic particles approximately 4.4 billion years ago, says a…

Almost One-Fifth of Academic Survey Respondents Witnessed Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: Study

By News Staff May 23, 2023

Recently, former and current government officials, legislators, and faculty in the United States have called for research on what their government terms Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP, now called Unidentified Anomalous…

Astronomers Propose New Definition of Planet

Cassini Reveals Surface Properties of Titan’s Hydrocarbon Seas

Ancient Mars was Cool and Relatively Wet, New Study Suggests

Scientists Revise Famous Drake Equation

Mars is Bombarded by Meteoroids At More Frequent Rates than Previously Thought

Juno Spots ‘Hot Rings’ on Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io

Study: Active, Seafloor Hydrothermal Systems on Small Ocean Worlds Could Support Life

Coastlines of Titan’s Largest Lakes and Seas Were Eroded by Wave Activity: Study

NASA Returns Voyager 1 Spacecraft to Normal Science Operations

Water Frost Deposits Spotted on Tropical Martian Volcanoes

Astronomers Propose New Definition of Planet

Cassini Reveals Surface Properties of Titan’s Hydrocarbon Seas

MAVEN Observes Mars in Ultraviolet Light

New Research Sheds More Light on Evolution of Europa’s Interior

Phosphorus, Rare Building Block for Life, Discovered at Enceladus

Study: Plate Tectonics is not a Requirement for Life to Originate on Earth-Like Planet

Parker Solar Probe Identifies Mechanism Driving Fast Solar Wind

Is Frying Possible in Space?

Webb Observes Enceladus’ Water Vapor Plume

Watch First-Ever Livestream from Mars

Iron-Rich Meteoritic and Volcanic Particles May Have Promoted Origin of Life Reactions on Early Earth

Almost One-Fifth of Academic Survey Respondents Witnessed Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: Study

Astronomers Propose New Definition of Planet

Cassini Reveals Surface Properties of Titan’s Hydrocarbon Seas