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There Were Glaciers… on Mercury?
I have lost count of how many times I have given public lectures and explained the temperature differences between Mercury…
NASA Tests a Prototype Europa Lander
NASA engineers are testing a prototype for a Europa Lander, which will search the surface of Jupiter's icy moon for…
Martian Green Nightglow Seen for the First Time
The ESA's ExoMars mission just observed nightglow in Mars' atmosphere, a phenomenon that also happens on Earth.
NASA Wants to Learn to Live Off the Land on the Moon
In preparation for the upcoming Artemis missions to the lunar south pole, NASA recently solicited a Request for Information (RFI)…
Juno Spots Salts and Organic Molecules on Ganymede’s Surface
During its last flyby of Ganymede, the Juno probe reported finding traces of mineral salts and organic molecules on its…
Supermassive Black Holes Shut Down Star Formation During Cosmic Noon
Using data from Webb's NIRSpec instrument, an international team has confirmed that quasars shut down star formation in galaxies billions…
Dimorphos is Probably a Piece of Didymos
Last September, NASA purposefully smashed a spacecraft into Dimorphos, a 160m-wide space rock orbiting a larger asteroid named Didymos. The…
The Crab Reveals Its Secrets To JWST
The Crab Nebula - otherwise known as the first object on Charles Messier’s list of non-cometary objects or M1 for…
Balloon Animals and Bouncy Castles on the Moon. The Case for Inflatable Habitats
NASA's 2024 BIG Ideas Challenge is seeking innovative ideas for building inflatable habitats on the lunar surface!
Lunar Astronauts Will Need Easy Walking Trails Around the Moon's South Pole
An international team of scientists used topographical data of the Moon's southern polar region to determine the optimal routes for…