A New Place to Search for Habitable Planets: “The Soot Line.”
The habitable zone is the region around a star where planets can maintain liquid water on their surface. It's axiomatic…
JWST Spies a Gigantic Water Plume at Enceladus
The James Webb Space Telescope has observed a huge water vapor plume emanating from Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Astronomers say the…
One Spacecraft Could Visit All of Saturn's Inner Large Moons
Saturn's moon Enceladus is one of the best places we could search for life in the Solar System. A new…
North Korea May Launch Spy Satellite Soon
The enigmatic nation may attempt to put a satellite in orbit, as early as this week.
China is Planning to Have Humans on the Moon by 2030
As NASA prepares to return astronauts to the Moon with Artemis III, China is ramping up its efforts for a…
NASA Seeks Industry Proposals for Next-Generation Lunar Rover
As Artemis II gets ready to launch in November 2024, NASA recently announced it is pursuing contract proposals from private…
Juice is Fully Deployed. It’s Now in its Final Form, Ready to Meet Jupiter’s Moons in 2031
Launched on April 14, 2023, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice; formerly known as JUICE) spacecraft…
China’s Rover Found Evidence of an Ancient Ocean on Mars
In a recent study published in National Science Review, a team of researchers led by the China University of Geosciences…
When Black Holes Merge, They'll Ring Like a Bell
How a merged black hole rings as it settles into a stable form holds clues to a better understanding of…
ESA Has a Playground for Mars Rovers to Learn how to Explore the Red Planet
NASA makes successful rover missions seem mundane. Spirit and Opportunity were wildly successful, and Curiosity and Perseverance would both be…