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MAVEN and Hubble Observations Shed New Light on Mars’ Water History

By News Staff September 9, 2024

Mars’ water history is fundamental to understanding an evolution of Earth-like planets. Water escapes to space as atoms, and hydrogen (H) atoms escape faster than deuterium (D) — which is…

Enceladus’ Surface May Contain Relatively High Abundances of Pristine Organic Material

By News Staff December 21, 2023

Enceladus, the sixth-biggest moon of Saturn, presents a remarkable opportunity in our Solar System for searching for evidence of extraterrestrial life, given its habitable ocean and plume that deposits organic-bearing…

Saturn’s Rings are Heating Gas Giant’s Upper Atmosphere, Astronomers Say

By News Staff March 30, 2023

The most feasible explanation is that icy ring particles raining down onto Saturn’s atmosphere cause this heating, according to a team of astronomers who analyzed several datasets obtained by the…

Hubble Detects Start of New Saturn Ring Spoke Season

By News Staff February 10, 2023

Saturn is known for its iconic, pristine rings. However, the main B ring can have splotches and streaks of darker or lighter material, known as spokes, that may be tied…

MAVEN and Hubble Observations Shed New Light on Mars’ Water History

Enceladus’ Surface May Contain Relatively High Abundances of Pristine Organic Material

Saturn’s Rings are Heating Gas Giant’s Upper Atmosphere, Astronomers Say

Hubble Detects Start of New Saturn Ring Spoke Season

Planetary Scientists Create Global Map of Volcanic Hotspots on Io

Earth Had Ring System 466 Million Years Ago, New Research Suggests