The Bottom of Valles Marineris Seems to Have Water Mixed in With the Regolith

By Matthew Williams - December 22, 2021 06:36 PM UTC | Planetary Science

According to data obtained by ESA's Trace Gas Orbiter, it looks like there's plenty of water ice at the bottom of Valles Marineris on Mars.

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Life Could Make Habitable Pockets in Venus' Atmosphere

By sjohnston - December 22, 2021 05:49 PM UTC | Astrobiology

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SpaceX is Hoping to Turn Atmospheric CO2 Into Rocket Fuel

By Matthew Williams - December 21, 2021 08:38 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Elon Musk has announced that SpaceX may start a carbon capture program as an eco-friendly way of creating propellant.

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Webb Telescope Officially Cleared for Launch on December 25

By Nancy Atkinson - December 21, 2021 04:16 PM UTC | Telescopes

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Now We Know Why Pluto has These Strange Features on its Surface

By Nancy Atkinson - December 21, 2021 01:12 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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Floating "Aerobats" Could be the Best way to Explore the Cloud Tops of Venus

By Matthew Williams - December 20, 2021 05:30 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Researchers, with support from NASA, are developing software that will allow balloon-based aerial robots to explore Venus' atmosphere.

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Japanese Billionaire Finishes Up Space Station Mission With Online Flourishes

By Alan Boyle - December 20, 2021 12:23 AM UTC | Space Exploration

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Astronomy Jargon 101: Irregular Galaxies

By Paul Sutter - December 18, 2021 03:37 PM UTC | Extragalactic

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Astronomy Jargon 101: Galactic Halo

By Paul Sutter - December 18, 2021 09:34 AM UTC | Milky Way

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The Moon is a Barren and Desolate, but Lunar Caves Could Offer Some Shelter From the Harsh Environment

By Matthew Williams - December 17, 2021 05:29 PM UTC | Planetary Science

New research shows that cave and pits on the Moon range considerably in terms of temperature, which is vital knowledge for the creation of future bases.

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Astronomy Jargon 101: Giant Molecular Clouds

By Paul Sutter - December 17, 2021 03:36 PM UTC | Stars

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Astronomy Jargon 101: Escape Velocity

By Paul Sutter - December 17, 2021 03:32 PM UTC | Physics

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Would Mars be More Habitable if it Orbited a Red Dwarf?

By Matthew Williams - December 17, 2021 12:29 PM UTC | Astrobiology

A NASA-supported study by an international multi-disciplinary team has shown what Mars would be like if it orbited a red dwarf star.

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With 17 Flights Completed, Ingenuity has Spent 30 Minutes Aloft on Mars

By Nancy Atkinson - December 17, 2021 10:34 AM UTC | Planetary Science

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Astronomy Jargon 101: Dark Matter

By Paul Sutter - December 17, 2021 10:30 AM UTC | Cosmology

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NASA has 4 new Earth Science Missions Launching in 2022

By sjohnston - December 16, 2021 08:53 PM UTC | Missions

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Astronomy Jargon 101: Cosmic Strings

By Paul Sutter - December 16, 2021 03:28 PM UTC | Cosmology

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Parker Solar Probe Flies Through the Sun's Outer Atmosphere for the First Time

By Nancy Atkinson - December 16, 2021 02:16 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy

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Astronomy Jargon 101: Cosmic Rays

By Paul Sutter - December 16, 2021 10:26 AM UTC | Physics

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Galaxy Found With Twin Supermassive Black Holes

By Andy Tomaswick - December 16, 2021 07:30 AM UTC | Black Holes

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