The Moon may have formed almost intact within hours of Theia smashing into Earth
New simulations of the Moon-forming giant impact show that treating the early Earth and Theia as realistic geological…
NASA’s Juno spacecraft finds temperatures surging just below Io’s volcanic surface
NASA’s Juno spacecraft measured heat beneath Io’s surface for the first time, finding temperatures rise sharply within just…
One Asteroid Collision May Have Rocked Earth, Mars, and the Moon
A Southwest Research Institute-led study has connected a specific asteroid collision in the main belt to an inner-solar-system-wide…
Ancient asteroid breakup may have bombarded Earth and the Moon 800 million years ago
A violent collision in the main asteroid belt may have sent debris raining across the inner solar system…
AI can quickly spot and catalog lunar craters, but accuracy remains a major problem
The Moon’s cratered surface may seem like the perfect place to hand repetitive work to machines. There are…
Asteroids may have helped create the conditions for life on early Earth; scientists find |
For decades, asteroid impacts have been seen as forces of pure destruction, the kind that wiped out the…
Trinity University, SwRI developing nasal spray treatment to combat PTSD
SAN ANTONIO – Researchers with Trinity University and the Southwest Research Institute are working on treating PTSD with…
Study shows evidence of habitable conditions on Saturn moon
Nov. 7 (UPI) — Saturn’s Enceladus moon might be capable of supporting life, according to data collected by…
The Solar Wind Is Hiding Strange Particles That Could Rewrite Space Weather
This illustration shows Earth’s magnetosphere interacting with the solar wind. The magnetosphere shields the Earth from harmful solar…
Webb Telescope Detects Gas on Distant Dwarf Planet Makemake for the First Time
An SwRI-led team used Webb telescope observations (white) to detect methane gas on the distant dwarf planet Makemake.…
Uranus Has a Tiny New Moon and It’s Only Six Miles Wide
James Webb has revealed Uranus’ smallest moon yet, a six-mile-wide world hidden near its inner rings. This discovery…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Just Solved a 70-Year Solar Mystery
Scientists have at last seen how the Sun snaps and explodes, thanks to NASA’s Parker Solar Probe. The…