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…
New Model Suggests How Nutrients Could Penetrate Europa’s Ice Shell to Feed Its Hidden Ocean
A duo of geophysicists from Washington State University and Virginia Tech has uncovered a plausible pathway for nutrient…
New survey of nearest stars reveals best spots for life
View larger. | This is an artist’s concept of Kepler-186f, an Earth-sized exoplanet about 500 light-years from Earth.…
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,…
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…
Super-Earth Candidate Found in Habitable Zone of Gliese 251
Gliese 251 is an early red dwarf star and the 74th closest star system to our Sun. An…
Jezero Crater Experienced Multiple Episodes of Fluid Activity, New Study Confirms
Minerals are the building blocks of rocks, and the types of minerals and their chemistry provide critical information…
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…