New Research Shows Ice in Ceres’ Shadowed Craters Linked to Tilt History
Scientists examine the axial tilt of Ceres, finding a correlation between craters that stay in shadow at maximum obliquity and bright deposits that are likely…
Scientists examine the axial tilt of Ceres, finding a correlation between craters that stay in shadow at maximum obliquity and bright deposits that are likely…
The Rosetta mission has documented remarkable changes on the surface of Comet 67P, revealing growing fractures, collapsing cliffs, rolling boulders, and moving material. Images returned…
This new HiRISE Image shows the hills of Juventae Chasma on Mars. There are many hills about 1 kilometer (3,280 feet) high in Juventae Chasma,…
This newly released Cassini image gives us a closer look at Saturn’s A ring. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft zoomed in on Saturn’s A ring, revealing narrow,…
A new study from NASA reveals that the giant Martian shield volcano Arsia Mons produced one new lava flow at its summit every 1 to…
Using observations from NASA’s Swift satellite, a team of astronomers detail the tidal disruption event named ASASSN-14li. Some 290 million years ago, a star much…
This newly released image from NASA’s high resolution imaging science experiment (HiRISE) shows layered deposits in Uzboi Vallis. Layered deposits in Uzboi Vallis sometimes occur…
Engineers have designed a microfluidic device that mimics the pumping mechanism of trees and plants, generating passive hydraulic power that may be used to make…
In the search for rogue planets and failed stars astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have created a new mosaic image of the Orion…
This newly released Hubble image shows two interacting galaxies located some 60 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo. Some galaxies are harder to…
A team of astronomers has discovered a supermassive black hole that is “choking” on a sudden influx of stellar debris. The black hole is located…
New research reveals that the outer parts of massive disc galaxies 10 billion years ago were rotating less quickly than the spiral galaxies, like the…
Astronomers have identified three kinds of textured dust storms on Mars, and found that these textured storms have preferred seasons and locations. Astronomers studying Mars…
A new set of observations of very young galaxies show that they are completely dominated by ‘normal’ matter, suggesting that dark matter plays a much…
A team of researchers has developed a new approach to replace damaged sound-sensing hair cells, which eventually may lead to therapies for people who live…
A newly published study details how the hydrocarbon lakes and seas of Saturn’s moon Titan might occasionally erupt with dramatic patches of bubbles. For the…
This newly released HiRISE image shows the Holden Crater on Mars. Holden Crater in southern Margaritifer Terra displays a series of finely layered deposits on…
This image is from NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft as it made its final close approach to Saturn’s moon Mimas. In its season of “lasts,” NASA’s Cassini…