Tidal Heating May Help Preserve Oceans on Icy Worlds
Heat generated by the gravitational pull of moons formed from massive collisions could extend the lifetimes of liquid water oceans beneath the surface of large…
Heat generated by the gravitational pull of moons formed from massive collisions could extend the lifetimes of liquid water oceans beneath the surface of large…
A NASA-led team has found evidence that the oversized planet WASP-18b is wrapped in a smothering stratosphere loaded with carbon monoxide and devoid of water….
Astronomers provide new insights into the stellar explosions that formed most of these elements in the Perseus galaxy cluster. Before its brief mission ended unexpectedly…
The Hubble Space Telescope views light from a supernova explosion in the nearby starburst galaxy M82 is reverberating off a huge dust cloud in interstellar…
New research from NASA scientists is helping to refine our understanding of candidate planets beyond our solar system that might support life. “Using a model…
Researchers from NASA have discovered evidence that Mars’ crust is not as dense as previously thought, a clue that could help scientists better understand the…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of a mid-level solar flare emitted from the sun on September 4th. The sun emitted a mid-level solar…
New research reveals that Proxima b (an Earth-size planet right outside our solar system in the habitable zone of its star) may not be able…
Using data from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, or SOHO, astronomers have detected a type of wave called g-modes on the Sun. After four decades…
NASA has released information and safety tips for viewing the upcoming August 21st solar eclipse. More than 300 million people in the United States potentially…
By applying a new computational analysis to a galaxy magnified by a gravitational lens, scientists have obtained images 10 times sharper than what the Hubble…
A newly published study details how astronomers developed a model that simulates the evolution of coronal mass ejections. Our ever-changing sun continuously shoots solar material…
Since their discovery at the dawn of the Space Age, Earth’s radiation belts continue to reveal new complex structures and behaviors. This visualization shows how…
Scientists from NASA and the National Center for Atmospheric Research have shown that data from a ground-based instrument called K-Cor can give scientists early warning…
Engineers developed the model as part of its Space Weather Modeling Framework, which is the first “first principles” model to simulate CMEs including their magnetic…
New research shows that the Arctic sea ice has been hit with a double whammy over the past decades: as its extent shrunk, the oldest…
Using data from the Swift Satellite, astronomers have identified the reflections of X-ray flares erupting from a star that was shattered by a black hole….
Using the Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers have identified the largest planet to date around a double-star system. If you cast your eyes toward the constellation…