Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS lost meters of its surface, giving scientists a depth scale for its chemistry
Spectroscopy can reveal which gases and refractory species leave a comet, but those measurements do not by themselves…
Uranus and Neptune Look Like Twins. Scientists Now Think It’s a Coincidence
Despite the iconic documentary, Uranus and Neptune are arguably the real “blue planets” in our solar system. And…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Unveils a Spectacular New View of Mars at Dawn
The captivating shapes of wind-carved crags called yardangs are revealed in this zoomed-in crop of a broader panorama…
NASA Is About to Investigate What Lies Beneath a Giant Hole on the Moon
Artist’s concept of a potential lunar cave beneath the Marius Hills region of the Moon. NASA-backed scientists plan…
NASA plans radar and seismic tests for a hidden lunar cave that could shelter future astronauts
NASA selected GIMLI to investigate whether the Marius Hills Pit opens into an underground lunar lava tube.Radar, seismic…
Earth’s magnetic field took 70,000 years to complete an ancient reversal
North Atlantic sediments record two magnetic reversals lasting approximately 18,000 and 70,000 years, longer than commonly assumed.The findings…
NASA’s Bennu Samples Reveal a Surprising Origin Story
Asteroid Bennu is a small, carbon-rich near-Earth asteroid that preserves some of the most primitive material left from…
Mars’ North Polar Ice Is Much Cleaner Than Scientists Thought
Taken by the Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera, this view of Korolev crater near the north pole…
Scientists find evidence for several Earth axis shifts during the age of dinosaurs
A new study finds evidence that Earth may have undergone several episodes of rapid true polar wander during…
Rainstorms billions of years ago may have created habitable hotspots on Mars
A new global model suggests ancient Mars did not receive prebiotic formaldehyde evenly. Rainfall and atmospheric water vapor…
Scientists Thought Mars’s North Polar Ice Was 25% Dust. They Were Way Off
When NASA’s Mars Phoenix mission successfully sampled ice from the Martian arctic regions, it made astrobiological history. This…
Bangkok Post – Radio waves coming from an alien planet may be a cosmic first
An undated image provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) shows an artist’s concept of the…