Future Telescopes Could be Seeing the Wrong Planets
When we directly observe distant worlds, some exoplanets might appear Earth-like, even when they are not.
Rogue Planets Could be Habitable
The search for potentially habitable planets is focused on exoplanets—planets orbiting other stars—for good reason. The only planet we know…
Some of the Moon’s Craters are so Dark, it Takes AI to see What’s Inside Them
There is no dark side of the Moon. But there are dark spots on it - specifically at the bottom…
BepiColombo Meets Mercury for the First Time on October 1
BepiColombo made a quick visit to Venus in August and is on to its next rendezvous. On October 1st it'll…
Starlink can be Used as a Navigation System too
Starlink keeps growing, and so do its capabilities. Lately, even people outside of SpaceX have even been developing capabilities for…
Giant Balls of Mush Made From Ammonia and Water Form in the Atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune
One advantage to planetary science is that insights from one planet could explain phenomena on another. We understand Venus’ greenhouse…
Even the Quiet Supermassive Black Holes are Blasting out Neutrinos and Gamma Rays
Is there anywhere in the Universe where we can escape from radiation? Certainly not here on Earth. And not in…
Landsat 9 Joins a Fleet of Earth Observation Satellites
Earth has a new eye in orbit to monitor our changing planet. Landsat 9 launched on September 27, 2021…
Mars has Seasons, and They Might Have Revealed Where it’s Hiding its Water
The search for water on Mars has consumed a lot of data collection and research time. Underground lakes have been…
Dozens of Robots Competed to Race Through Underground Caves
America’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is well known for its challenges. It held a series of autonomous driving…