The Odyssey of Mars Express: Charting Two Decades of Red Planet Exploration
Mars appears in the night sky different from all the other gleaming dots in the darkness. Look carefully and even to the naked eye it…
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Exoplanet Discovery Alert: Webb Space Telescope Finds Water in Ultra-Hot Alien World
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have created the first detailed temperature map of exoplanet WASP-18 b, and identified water vapor in its extremely…
Goldilocks Galore: Hundreds of Millions of Planets in the Milky Way Could Potentially Harbor Life
University of Florida astronomers find that hundreds of millions of planets orbiting dwarf stars in the Milky Way could potentially harbor life, occupying a ‘Goldilocks’…
Crazy Mystery of Jupiter’s Stunning Color Changes Finally Solved?
Researchers have used NASA’s Juno mission data to suggest that Jupiter’s changing stripes could be caused by torsional oscillations in the planet’s magnetic field. These…
Mars Express Uncovers Collapsed Chains of Craters on Giant Martian Volcano
The Mars Express spacecraft has revealed fascinating features on Ascraeus Mons, Mars’ second-largest shield volcano. The images depict areas of collapsed underground lava flows and…
NASA: Saturn’s Rings Are Young and Could Quickly Disappear
NASA’s Cassini mission data suggests that Saturn’s rings are young, possibly only a few hundred million years old, and could disappear in a similar timescale….
NASA’s Twisted Discovery: First Observation of a Polar Cyclone on Uranus
Scientists used ground-based telescopes to get unprecedented views, thanks to the giant planet’s position in its long orbit around the Sun. For the first time,…
Spectacular Mosaic of Mars’ Belva Crater Captured by NASA’s Perseverance Rover
The six-wheeled scientist encountered the crater during its latest science campaign in search of rock samples that could be brought to Earth for deeper investigation….
“End of an Era” – NASA Shuts Down Mineral Mapping Instrument on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
One of six instruments aboard the agency’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, CRISM produced global maps of minerals on the Red Planet’s surface. After 17 years of…
A Mighty Martian River? Latest Astonishing Discovery by NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover
Evidence left in rocks is leading scientists to rethink what watery environments looked like on ancient Mars. New images from NASA’s Perseverance rover reveal evidence…
How Old Are Saturn’s Rings? Cosmic Dust Analyzer Reveals They Are Far Younger Than Once Thought
CU Boulder study reveals that Saturn’s rings are much younger than the planet itself at around 400 million years old, but their origin remains a…
Mars’ Mega Volcano: A Tour of Ascraeus Mons’ Rugged Terrain
ESA’s Mars Express has captured detailed images of Mars’ second-tallest volcano, Ascraeus Mons, revealing features such as lava flows, tubes, chains of craters, and large…
Challenging Widely Accepted Theory of Planetary Formation – Small Stars May Host Bigger Planets Than Thought
Stars with a mass less than half that of the Sun can harbor massive gas giants similar to Jupiter, contradicting the prevailing theory of planetary…
Eavesdropping on the Universe: The Secrets of Extraterrestrial Sounds
Software program predicts environmental noise and modulates voices to simulate sound on other planets. Timothy G. Leighton has developed software that simulates sounds on distant…
We Asked a NASA Scientist: Why is Venus Called Earth’s Evil Twin?
Why is Venus called Earth’s evil twin? Venus and Earth are sometimes called twins because they’re pretty much about the same size. Venus is almost…
Supernova Showers: A Deadly Rain of X-rays Threatens Planets
New research reveals that supernovae can pose an additional, previously unidentified threat to nearby planets. This involves intense X-rays, generated when a supernova’s blast wave…
Stunning New Photographic Mars Map With Observations Made by the Emirates Mars Mission
The Mars Map displays high-resolution images of the Red Planet through the lens of the UAE’s own Hope probe, and showcases the huge scientific advances…
Stellar Assassins: NASA’s Chandra Unmasks New Cosmic Threat to Planetary Life
Astronomers have determined supernova explosions pose yet another threat to planets and their atmospheres. This result comes from analysis of X-ray observations for over 30…
