New discovery of ammonia on Europa hints at active geology
View larger. | Composite image showing location of some of the ammonia-bearing compounds on Jupiter’s moon Europa (red…
Cool, Earth-Sized Exoplanet Found Orbiting Nearby Star
Astronomers have discovered a new exoplanet orbiting the nearby K-dwarf star HD 137010 after detecting a single, shallow…
NASA Has a New Estimate for Europa’s Ice Shell, and Whoa Is It Ever Thick
Europa, one of Jupiter’s 95 moons, is encased in a shell of water ice, and researchers have just…
Powerful magnetic fields on super-Earths could boost chances of life
View larger. | This is an artist’s concept of a super-Earth with a deep magma ocean generating a…
This ‘Wet Lava Ball’ in Space Somehow Clings to an Atmosphere
Scientists have discovered the strongest evidence yet of a rocky planet with an atmosphere outside the solar system,…
For the first time, scientists may have discovered an exomoon located 133 light-years from Earth
Many mysteries still remain in the universe, and this is the case of the exomoons. As a reminder,…
Astronomers could find signs of life on exoplanets in less than 4 years
For centuries, humans have wondered whether they are alone in the universe. And although no concrete evidence has…
After 20 years of research, astronomers discover a planet that looks strangely like Earth
For years, many astronomers have been searching for exoplanets in the universe. And although some of them are…
Volcanic sulfur on Mars could have been helpful for life
View larger. | NASA’s Curiosity rover found these pure sulfur crystals on May 30, 2024, after it drove…