Earth’s distance from the Sun found to dramatically alter seasons
A strip of cool water stretches west from South America along the equator, helping set the pace for…
What is an exoplanet? Why they are vital for finding alien life
Scientists might have just found Earth’s icy, distant cousin a few hundred million light years away. HD 137010…
New simulations reveal the hidden forces shaping ‘snowman’ worlds beyond Neptune
On a frigid orbit beyond Neptune, some of the solar system’s smallest worlds project a strange silhouette. Two…
Scientists take new approach toward Uranus | Features
(ESA/NASA/CSA/STScI/Tirant et al. via SWNS) By Dean Murray Scientists have taken a new look at Uranus. For the…
New study uncovers the formative conditions that made Io dry and Europa watery
A moon can sit next door to another and still feel like a different world. Around Jupiter, that…
Saturn’s Rings Came From a Two-Moon Collision About 100 Million Years Ago, Study Says
Of the solar system’s planets, Saturn piques the human imagination with its signature rings and impressive moon count…
Some early life forms may have breathed oxygen well before it filled the atmosphere | MIT News
Oxygen is a vital and constant presence on Earth today. But that hasn’t always been the case. It…
NASA Juno data reveals Europa has a surprisingly thick icy crust
Artist’s concept of Europa’s ice shell. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) Europa has always been the Solar System’s most tantalizing “maybe.”…
‘Eye of Sauron’ nebula could give glimpse of Sun’s death | Features
(NASA/NOAO/ESA/Hubble/STScI/NRAO via SWNS) By Dean Murray A jaw-dropping new view of the “Eye of Sauron” nebula may give…
NASA to end support for planetary science groups
WASHINGTON — NASA is ending financial support for several planetary science groups as part of a broader drawdown…
Deltas and Canyons on Mars Hint at Ocean That Covered Half the Planet
The location of the research area in Southeast Coprates Chasma. Credit: Argadestya et al. 2026 Mars today is…
Food System Design Challenge
NASA is getting ready to send four astronauts around the Moon with Artemis II, laying the foundation for…