Impact Simulations Show How Massive Collisions Delivered Metal to Early Earth
Planetary collisions are at the core of our solar system’s formation. Scientists have long believed that after the Moon’s formation, the early Earth experienced a…
Planetary collisions are at the core of our solar system’s formation. Scientists have long believed that after the Moon’s formation, the early Earth experienced a…
Taking a picture of an exoplanet—a planet in a solar system beyond our sun—is no easy task. The light of a planet’s parent star far…
New research using data collected by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has revealed that a little-known exoplanet called K2-18b could well be a scaled-up version…
New research shows that Jupiter’s moon Europa could have subduction zones, which could supply chemical food for life to a subsurface ocean. A Brown University…
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…
NASA’s Juno spacecraft shows Jovian clouds in striking shades of blue in this new image. The Juno spacecraft captured this image when the spacecraft was…
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….
New research published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society shows that the search for life on other planets may well be…
In just a couple of years, NASA’s newest rover will be flying to Mars. The Mars 2020 mission will use the next generation of science…
This image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) targets a portion of a group of honeycomb-textured landforms in northwestern Hellas Planitia, which is part of…
Researchers have been studying the near-Earth environment for the better part of a century, but many mysteries — like where the energetic particles that pervade…
Since astronomers first measured the size of an extrasolar planet seventeen years ago, they have struggled to answer the question: how did the largest planets…
Three new studies by University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) scientists have identified key factors that help microbes survive in harsh environments. The results,…
Equipped with Newton’s law of universal gravitation (published in Principia 330 years ago) and powerful computational resources (used to apply the law to more than…
Seasonal dark streaks on Mars that previously were described as possible signs of flowing water have steep slopes that are better matched to dry flow…
This image is from Cassini spacecraft’s final observation of Saturn’s icy moon Rhea (949 miles or 1,527 kilometers across) on May 2, 2017. The spacecraft…
A new study uses a combination of glacial morphology and remote sensing measurement to explore the role of ice in shaping Martian landslides. How good…
New research shows that the recently reported unexpected behavior on Saturn’s largest moon Titan is due to its unique atmospheric chemistry. Titan’s polar atmosphere recently…