Space Exploration
Meteorites are Contaminated Quickly When They Reach Earth
On Earth, geologists study rocks to help better understand the history of our planet. In contrast, planetary geologists study meteorites…
Magnetars are Extreme in Every Way, Even Their Volcanoes
In a recent study published in Nature Astronomy, an international team of researchers led by NASA and The George Washington…
Astronomers still scratching their heads over population of ocean-world exoplanets
In a recent study submitted to The Astrophysical Journal Letters, an international team of researchers led by the University of…
Freezing Ocean Might Not Be Responsible for Cryovolcanic Flows on Pluto’s Moon, Charon
In a recent study scheduled to be published in the journal Icarus in March 2023, a team of researchers led…
The Outer Solar System Supplied a Surprising Amount of Earth’s Water
In a recent study published in Science, a team of researchers at Imperial College London examined 18 meteorites containing the…
Scientists Examine Geological Processes of Monad Regio on Neptune’s Largest Moon, Triton
In a recent study submitted to the journal Icarus, a team of researchers at the International Research School of Planetary…
Exploring the Outer Solar System Takes Power, Here’s a Way to Miniaturize Nuclear Batteries for Deep Space
As science and technology advance, we're asking our space missions to deliver more and more results. NASA's MSL Curiosity and…
NASA’s Psyche Mission is Back on. It’ll Launch Towards its Metal Asteroid Target Later This Year
NASA’s Psyche mission is back on track for launch and is now scheduled for a potential October 2023 launch date,…
Will Pluto finally answer, ‘Are we alone?’
We previously examined how Neptune’s largest moon, Triton, could answer the longstanding question: Are we alone? With its nitrogen geysers…
What Does it Take to Make Black Holes Collide?
In a recent study published in Astronomy and Astrophysical Letters, a team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…