Uranus and Neptune May Have Taken Different Paths to Becoming Ice Giants
Uranus and Neptune are often described as near-twins, but a new study suggests their chemistry, and possibly their…
Planetary Scientists Create Classification System and Map of Martian Soils
Planetary researchers at the University of Sydney have proposed a new way to classify the soils of Mars,…
A new calculation could rewrite the Solar System’s ultimate fate
For centuries, astronomers have wrestled with a deceptively simple question: Is our solar system stable? The answer has…
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS is Spewing Gas Surprisingly Slowly, New Observations Show
Using spectral data from the Hobby-Eberly Telescope in Texas, astronomers have traced gas from the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS,…
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…
The Solar System Has a New Life Expectancy, and It’s a Billion Times Shorter
Isaac Newton suspected that the gravitational dance between the Sun and Jupiter would eventually destabilize the solar system,…
Radio signal detected for the first time from a planet outside our solar system
Radio signal detected for the first time from a planet outside our solar system Astronomers say they have…
Cassini Reveals Surprising Diversity in Salt Grains from Enceladus’ Ocean
A new analysis of nearly 1,000 ice grain measurements from Saturn’s E ring shows that Enceladus’ salty ocean…
In 2013, astronomers discovered two rings around 250-km-wide Chariklo; nine years later, James Webb found the inner ring more opaque and the outer ring weaker
Credit: L. Maquet, Observatoire de Paris In 2013, astronomers discovered two narrow rings around Chariklo, a 250-kilometre-wide minor…
Strange signal detected from planet outside our solar system for first time
Astronomers have detected a strange radio signal from a planet outside the solar system for the first time,…
Mysterious Rock Formation in Jezero Crater Reveals Mars’ Complex Watery Past
Using data collected by NASA’s Perseverance rover, planetary scientists have revealed that a geologically puzzling formation in Jezero…
Scientists discover oxygen isotope signatures in space organic matter
Before our planet had oceans, air, or even a solid surface, the raw ingredients for life were already…