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New Study Explains Why Venus is Extremely Dry

By News Staff May 7, 2024

Despite its Earth-like size and source material, Venus is extremely dry, indicating near-total water loss to space. Using computer simulations, planetary scientists from the University of Colorado, Boulder and the…

Study: Jupiter’s Moon Io Has Been Volcanically Active for All of Its History

By News Staff April 24, 2024

Sulfur and chlorine isotopes in Io’s atmosphere indicate that it has been volcanically active for the entire 4.57 billion-year history of the Solar System. This global view of Io was…

BepiColombo Detects Oxygen and Carbon Ions in Magnetosphere of Venus

By Natali Anderson April 15, 2024

In August 2021, the ESA/JAXA Mercury-bound BepiColombo spacecraft performed its second flyby of Venus and provided a short-lived observation of its induced magnetosphere. The spacecraft detected cold oxygen and carbon…

Clouds of Venus Could Be Hospitable for Some Forms of Life, New Research Suggests

By News Staff March 20, 2024

Planetary scientists have long speculated about the potential habitability of Venus, not at its hot surface, but in the cloud layers located at 48-60 km altitudes, where temperatures match those found…

Tricarbon Molecule Detected in Atmosphere of Titan

By Natali Anderson March 18, 2024

The tricarbon molecule (C3) is likely produced in the upper atmosphere of Titan by the reaction of abundant acetylene with atomic carbon. This view of Titan is among the last…

Combination of Two Minerals Can Explain Mysterious UV Absorber in Clouds of Venus

By Enrico de Lazaro January 8, 2024

The clouds of Venus are believed to be composed of sulfuric acid and minor constituents including iron-bearing compounds. Respective concentrations of these compounds vary with height in the thick atmosphere…

‘Magic Islands’ on Titan’s Hydrocarbon Lakes Are Floating Chunks of Porous Organic Solids

By Enrico de Lazaro January 8, 2024

Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, has a unique atmosphere that transforms simple gases like methane and nitrogen into more complex organic compounds. In a new study, planetary researchers at…

ESA Astronaut Captures Stunning Images of Rare Thunder Phenomenon

By News Staff December 1, 2023

As part of the Thor-Davis experiment on the International Space Station (ISS), ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen has captured images of a phenomenon called red sprite. Equipped with a specialized event-based…

Mars Odyssey Beams Back Magnificent Images of Martian Horizon

By News Staff November 29, 2023

In an operation that took mission scientists three months to plan, NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter captured a series of panoramic images that showcases the curving Martian landscape below gauzy layers…

Scientists Recreate Extraterrestrial Atmospheric Hazes in the Lab

By News Staff November 27, 2023

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has begun its scientific mission, which includes the atmospheric characterization of transiting exoplanets. Some of the first exoplanets to be observed by Webb have…