Activity on Enceladus Could Be ‘Curtain Eruptions’
A newly published study reveals that most of the eruptions from Saturn’s moon Enceladus might be diffuse curtains rather than discrete jets. Many features that…
A newly published study reveals that most of the eruptions from Saturn’s moon Enceladus might be diffuse curtains rather than discrete jets. Many features that…
The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Program is funding cutting-edge work that is testing the viability of using ecosystem-building pioneer organisms to churn out oxygen by…
Data from NASA’s Curiosity rover reveals transient liquid water and water activity at Gale Crater on Mars. Fayatteville, Arkansas – Data collected on Mars by…
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has detected surface features on Pluto, revealing bright and dark regions on the surface. The images were captured in early to…
These new images from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft show one complete rotation of Pluto and its largest moon Charon. This series of New Horizons images…
Using a telescope that robotically searches for planets on clear nights, astronomers have discovered three super-Earth mass planets orbiting HD 7924. A team of astronomers…
Since entering Mercury orbit on March 17, 2011, NASA’s MESSENGER Spacecraft has provided astronomers with over 250,000 images and extensive other data sets. The Mercury…
NASA’s Nexus for Exoplanet System Science, or “NExSS,” coalition brings experts from a variety of scientific fields together for an unprecedented initiative dedicated to the…
Using data from New Horizons Jupiter flyby, astronomers have discovered evidence of a type of atmospheric wave that had long been proposed but had not…
A newly published study uses the impact heat signatures in meteorites to date the Moon-forming impact between a large protoplanet and proto-Earth. The inner Solar…
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has captured the highest-resolution views of Ceres to date. After spending more than a month in orbit on the dark side of…
Using Cassini data and computer simulations, astronomers detail the source responsible for icy tendrils that reach into Saturn’s E ring. Long, sinuous, tendril-like structures seen…
In just three months, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft will capture the first-ever close up images and scientific observations of Pluto and its system of large…
Using a method called microlensing, NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and OGLE’s Warsaw Telescope teamed up to reveal a remote gas planet that is located about…
New calculations indicate favorable conditions for small quantities of brine to form during some nights throughout the year on Mars. The possibility of liquid brines…
A new color map of Ceres reveals the differences in morphology and color across the surface of the dwarf planet, suggesting Ceres was once an…
New research describes the effect responsible for the development of a huge storm that erupts about every 30 years on Saturn. The long-standing mystery of…
Using data from Venus Express, researchers show how the impact of a slow Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejection (ICME) can have profound effects on planets without…