Astronomers Study Textured Dust Storms on Mars
A new analysis of textured dust storms from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics examines data over eight years of MGS observations and finds that such…
A new analysis of textured dust storms from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics examines data over eight years of MGS observations and finds that such…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft has captured new images of Saturn’s moon Dione during its last close approach to the small, icy world. Two of the new…
In a newly published study a team of astronomers reveals the mystery of how Jupiter and Saturn likely formed. This discovery, which changes our view…
The Curiosity Mars rover has finished activities in Marias Pass and is headed onward up Mount Sharp. NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is driving toward the…
NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft has confirmed the existence of neon in the lunar atmosphere. “The presence of neon in the…
New research hints that Pluto may still be geologically active, a theory that could explain how Pluto’s escaping atmosphere remains flush with nitrogen. The latest…
Using the Gemini Planet Imager, astronomers have discovered a young Jupiter-like planet that is 100 light-years away. One of the best ways to learn how…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft will make its final close flyby of Saturn’s moon Dione on August 17. Cassini’s closest approach, within 295 miles (474 kilometers) of…
A new analysis from MIT provides more accurate estimates of sources of mercury emissions from around the world, revealing that Asia produces twice as much…
It’s been ten years since the launch of NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and its work is far from over. The Mars Orbiter has revealed the…
A new study from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has examined Kepler observations for exoplanet transits around lower mass M-dwarf stars, revealing that the nearest…
NASA scientists continue to study Jupiter and its Great Red Spot, hoping to solve the mystery of its swirl of reddish hues. The largest and…
This new video from NASA’s Dawn mission reveals details of the brightest spots and other features on dwarf planet Ceres. Take a tour of weird…
Scientists reveal a unique view of the moon as it moved in front of the sunlit side of Earth last month. A NASA camera aboard…
Using the Spitzer Space Telescope, researchers have confirmed the discovery of the nearest rocky planet outside our solar system – exoplanet HD 219134b. Dubbed HD…
Enhanced-color images from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft reveal unexplained reddish arcs on the surface of Saturn’s icy moon Tethys. The red arcs are narrow, curved lines…
This new image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows frost in gully alcoves in a crater on the Northern plains of Mars. Seasonal frost commonly…
Scientists believe that the ice flows and water ice mountains revealed by New Horizons help support the idea that an interior ocean may be driving…