How Could We Detect Life Inside Enceladus?

By Matthew Williams - January 09, 2023 06:22 PM UTC | Astrobiology

A new study provides estimates on what an astrobiology mission could find when it goes to Enceladus and samples its plumes

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133 Days of the Sun's Glory

By Evan Gough - January 09, 2023 04:59 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy

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China Unable to Reestablish Contact With its Zhurong Mars Rover

By Nancy Atkinson - January 09, 2023 03:44 PM UTC | Space Exploration

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This Serpent's Tail is Made of Starry Nebulae

By Evan Gough - January 09, 2023 02:41 PM UTC | Milky Way

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Comet E3 ZTF Brightens as the First Good Comet of 2023

By David Dickinson - January 09, 2023 05:41 AM UTC | Observing

The first good comet of the year, Comet E3 ZTF is a fine object for northern hemisphere observers in January.

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Is Space Power a Good Idea? A New Spacecraft is Going to Find Out!

By Matthew Williams - January 08, 2023 11:04 PM UTC | Space Policy

Caltech has launched a technology demonstrator that will evaluate space based solar power technologies

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Are Chemical Rockets or Solar Sails Better to Return Resources from Asteroids?

By Andy Tomaswick - January 08, 2023 09:09 PM UTC | Space Exploration

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New JWST Image Shows That Grand Spiral Galaxies had Already Formed 11 Billion Years ago

By sjohnston - January 08, 2023 01:48 PM UTC | Extragalactic

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Eruption on Io, Moon Navigation, Space-Based Power Test

By kuingul-gmail - January 07, 2023 05:00 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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Arecibo Studied 191 Asteroids That Flew Past the Earth. All the Data are Available in a new Paper

By Andy Tomaswick - January 07, 2023 02:13 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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Space Weather is an Ever-Increasing Threat to Humanity. But it's not the Sun's Fault, it's Ours

By Andy Tomaswick - January 06, 2023 06:14 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy

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Perseverance is Putting its Samples Onto the Surface of Mars, So a Future Helicopter can Pick Them Up

By Evan Gough - January 06, 2023 04:17 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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Wandering Stars Have Been Adrift Between Galaxies for Billions of Years

By Matthew Williams - January 05, 2023 11:25 PM UTC | Extragalactic

A new study using Hubble data has revealed that "wandering stars" that inhabit galaxy clusters have been there for billions of years.

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A Rover Could Weave its Way Between Patches of Sunlight on the Lunar South Pole

By Evan Gough - January 05, 2023 06:22 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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What Does it Take to Make Black Holes Collide?

By Laurence Tognetti, MSc - January 05, 2023 11:20 AM UTC | Black Holes

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Io is Having a Major Volcanic Outburst

By sjohnston - January 04, 2023 11:42 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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How Many Stars Formed Together With the Sun in Our Stellar Nebula?

By Evan Gough - January 04, 2023 05:14 PM UTC | Stars

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Mars Has Bizarre Dunes Thanks to its Low Atmospheric Pressure and Strange Winds

By Laurence Tognetti, MSc - January 04, 2023 10:23 AM UTC | Planetary Science

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Seen From Space: Sand Dunes on Mars Covered by Frost

By Matthew Williams - January 03, 2023 10:24 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Seasonal changes on Mars lead to all kinds of interesting features that astronauts will have a chance to explore soon!

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Minerals Could Form on Mars Without an Oxygen-Rich Atmosphere

By Evan Gough - January 03, 2023 01:59 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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