Space Scientists Discover 'Smiley Face' Crater on Mars, Offering Clues to Ancient Life Chloride salts, left behind as Mars’ lakes evaporated, are crucial for understanding the Martian climate and could be key to detecting preserved signs of ancient microbial life.
Space Scientists Confirm Earth Was Once a Giant Snowball, Triggering Evolutionary Boom By examining the decay of uranium into lead within the zircons, they accurately dated the rocks to the Sturtian glaciation period, when Earth's climate underwent drastic changes.
Space Cassini Discovers Ripples and Unique Methane-Ethane Composition in Titan’s Seas While the ripples in these seas were small—reaching heights of 3.3 mm in open waters and 3.6-5.2 mm near coastal areas—the findings provide valuable clues about Titan's dynamic weather systems and liquid interactions.
Space Scientists Discover Donut-Shaped Structure Inside Earth's Core Researchers believe that this discovery will help them better understand how the magnetic field changes over time and its implications for planetary habitability, even on other celestial bodies.
Space NASA's Perseverance Rover Begins Ambitious Climb to Crater Rim on Mars The rover will climb 305 meters (1,000 feet) to reach the crater's rim, an area believed to have once harbored hydrothermal vents—locations that on Earth are linked to the origins of life.
Space NASA Successfully Deploys Its Advanced Composite Solar Sail System In the coming weeks, NASA will test the spacecraft's ability to maneuver using only the pressure of sunlight on the sail. These tests will help determine the effectiveness of the solar sail for future missions.
Space Scientists Unveil the Mysterious Source of the Moon's Atmosphere The findings indicate that impact vaporization from micrometeorites is the dominant process sustaining the Moon's atmosphere, accounting for about 70% of its formation.
Space India’s Lunar Rover Uncovers Evidence of Moon’s Molten Past This new data gives further credence to the idea that the Moon was once a hot, molten body following its formation, likely caused by a colossal impact between Earth and a Mars-sized protoplanet.
Space Astrophotographers Capture Rare Alignment of Jupiter and Mars in the Night Sky The two planets, which last appeared this close together over two years ago, dazzled skywatchers in the early morning hours, with a spectacle that won’t be seen again until 2033.
Space Astronomers Discover a Brown Dwarf Escaping the Milky Way The object, named CWISE J1249, is racing through space at an astonishing speed of more than 1 million kilometers per hour, marking the first time such a phenomenon has been observed.
Space NASA Scientists Discover Massive Underground Water Reservoirs on Mars The findings suggest that while the surface of Mars remains a barren desert, much of the water that once flowed in rivers and lakes millions of years ago has seeped into the planet's crust, where it has been preserved.
Space Scientists Unveil New Clue in Solving Jupiter's Great Red Spot Mystery The Great Red Spot is slowly diminishing in size, from 39,000 kilometers across in the 19th century to just 14,000 kilometers today. By comparison, Earth measures 12,742 kilometers in diameter.
Space Scientists Discover Earth-Sized Planet in Habitable Zone, Raising Hopes for Extraterrestrial Life The amount of starlight it receives falls between the levels Earth and Venus experience, making it a prime candidate for further study on the factors that determine planetary habitability.
Space Ancient Martian Lake Larger Than Any on Earth Photographed by Mars Express The lake, which existed around 3.7 billion years ago, covered an area of approximately 1.1 million square kilometers, or about the size of Egypt, and held enough water to fill the Caspian Sea three times over.
Space Ancient Stars Near the Sun May Rewrite the History of the Milky Way The study, which used data from the Gaia spacecraft, revealed that these ancient stars are located within the thin disk of the Milky Way—a region that was thought to have formed around 8 to 10 billion years ago.
Space NASA Unveils Stunning Visualization of Global Carbon Dioxide Movement The visualization, created using NASA’s advanced GEOS model, highlights the interconnectedness of the planet's atmosphere, revealing how CO2 emissions from different regions impact the entire world.
Space Perseverance Rover Discovers Possible Signs of Ancient Life on Mars This rock, marked by distinctive veins and spots, contains organic compounds that suggest it may have once harbored microbial life billions of years ago.
Space Astroscale's ADRAS-J Captures Stunning Close-Ups of 15-Year-Old Space Debris The ADRAS-J (Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan) spacecraft has successfully taken detailed images of the rocket part, which has been drifting in space for 15 years.
Space James Webb Telescope Celebrates 2nd Anniversary with Stunning "Penguin and Egg" Galaxy Image This vibrant and detailed image showcases the powerful capabilities of the telescope's infrared cameras, offering a glimpse into the dynamic processes occurring 326 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra.
Space Scientists Discover First Cave on the Moon, Potential Future Home for Astronauts This discovery, made through reanalysis of data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), marks the first confirmed existence of such a cave on the Moon.
Space NASA's Radar System Recorded Two Near-Earth Asteroids These observations were made using the Goldstone Solar System Radar. The radar system transmits radio waves to the asteroids and captures the reflected signals, enabling scientists to analyze their orbits, shapes, and surface details.
Space NASA Cancels $450 Million VIPER Rover Mission to the Moon The VIPER project, initially estimated to cost around $450 million, was set to launch in late 2023 but faced several postponements, eventually pushing the launch date to fall 2025.
Space Mars Rover Captures Image of Martian 'Snowman' The image was taken in Jezero Crater. The rover has recently started ascending the crater's slopes, promising more intriguing images from new perspectives.
Space James Webb Telescope Captures Stunning 'Hourglass' Effect in Star Formation The James Webb Telescope observed the object L1527, a very young star approximately 100,000 years old, still in the process of accumulating material from its surrounding molecular cloud.
Space First Simulated Mars Mission Completes Over a Year in Isolation This mission was designed to provide critical data on how long-term space missions affect human health and performance, aiding in the preparation for future missions to Mars.
