Webb Captures Io’s and Europa’s Auroral Footprints in Jupiter’s Atmosphere
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope conducted a clockwise scan around the entire limb of Jupiter, chasing aurora…
New space race could turn our atmosphere into ‘crematorium for satellites’ – The Conversation
When we look up at the night sky and see a satellite glide past, we might not consider…
Webb Reveals Hidden Layers of Uranus’ Upper Atmosphere
For the first time, astronomers have mapped the vertical structure of Uranus’ ionosphere, uncovering unexpected temperature peaks, weakened…
Webb Detects Hydrogen Sulfide Gas on Three Super-Jupiters
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have for the first time identified hydrogen sulfide gas in…
Aerobic Respiration Began Much Earlier Than We Thought
Original story from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA, USA). Aerobic respiration began hundreds of millions of years earlier…
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the impossible concept of ‘nothing’ in less than one minute
A recent Super Bowl ad by the hydration brand Liquid IV urges viewers, with an assist from Phil…
Jupiter is Smaller and More ‘Squashed’ than Previously Believed, New Juno Data Reveal
Using high-precision radio-occultation measurements from NASA’s Juno mission and incorporating the effects of zonal winds, planetary scientists derived…
Even Local Dust Storms Can Drive Water Loss on Mars, Study Suggests
Mars almost certainly once held abundant water. Until now, observations have shown that most atmospheric water loss occurs…
Study shows how earthquake monitors can track space junk through sonic booms
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows how earthquake monitors…
Magnetic Avalanches Ignite Solar Flares, New Solar Orbiter Observations Reveal
New high-resolution observations by ESA’s Solar Orbiter mission show that solar flares are driven by cascading magnetic reconnection…
Tectonic Plate Movements, Not Volcanoes, Drove Major Climate Shifts Over 540 Million Years
New research challenges conventional wisdom by demonstrating that mid-ocean ridges and continental rifts, not volcanic eruptions, played the…
Earth’s tail has been helping Moon steal from our planet for billions of years
When scientists studied lunar soil that was brought back in the 1970s, NASA found traces of volatiles, substances…