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…
NASA asteroids: No way to stop 15000 city-killing asteroids from striking Earth: NASA scientist warns |
NASA Warns: Thousands of City-Killing Asteroids Untracked, Earth Vulnerable In a stark and widely reported warning, NASA’s planetary…
Saturn’s Ring System, Hyperion and Titan May Have Originated in Collision of Two Proto-Moons
In a paper to be published in the Planetary Science Journal, scientists from SETI Institute, Southwest Research Institute,…
New Research Uncovers Hidden Complexity beneath Martian Surface
New orbital data reveal that the most recently active volcanic systems on Mars weren’t simple one-off blasts into…
Seasonal and Multi-Decadal Climate Cycles Persisted during Snowball Earth, Scientists Say
A new analysis of exquisitely preserved laminated rocks (varves) from the Port Askaig Formation on the Garvellach Islands,…
Why the economics of orbital AI are so brutal
In a sense, this whole thing was inevitable. Elon Musk and his coterie have been talking about AI…
Hidden Caves on Venus? New Analysis Suggests Massive Lava Tube beneath Venusian Surface
Using archival radar data from NASA’s Magellan spacecraft, planetary researchers have identified a vast underground conduit beneath the…
Taika Waititi becomes most-booked Super Bowl 2026 ad director
With three directorial advertisement credits screening during this year’s Super Bowl, it meant the 50-year-old was the most-booked…
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…
Two Enormous Blobs of Superheated Material Help Shape Earth’s Magnetic Field
Two immense, ultrahot rock structures located at the base of Earth’s mantle, around 2,900 km beneath Africa and…
A second home in space? This planet is amazingly similar to Earth
Around 146 light-years from Earth, a planet could be orbiting an alien star that is more similar to…