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May 14, 2024
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May 8, 2024 After starting science operations in February, Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) studied the monster black hole at the center of galaxy NGC ...
May 6, 2024 Billions of years ago, Venus may have harbored as much water as Earth. Today, almost all of it has disappeared. A new study may help to explain ...
May 1, 2024 A research team using the ChemCam instrument onboard NASA's Curiosity rover discovered higher-than-usual amounts of manganese in lakebed rocks within Gale Crater on Mars, which indicates that the sediments were formed in a river, delta, or near the ...
Apr. 17, 2024 Scientists have developed a new method using knot theory to find the optimal routes for future space missions without the need to waste ...
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Apr. 8, 2024 Linking analyses of the moon's gravity field with models of its earliest evolution, scientists tell a story of the moon turning itself inside out after it solidified from a primordial magma ocean. ...
Mar. 14, 2024 The period that liquid water was present on the surface of Mars may have been shorter than previously thought. Channel landforms called gullies, previously thought to be formed exclusively by liquid ...
Mar. 13, 2024 A deeply eroded giant volcano, active from ancient through recent times and with possible remnants of glacier ice near its base, had been hiding near Mars' equator in plain sight. Its discovery ...
Mar. 12, 2024 Sand ripples are symmetrical. Yet wind -- which causes them -- is very much not. Furthermore, sand ripples can be found on Mars and on Earth. They ...
Mar. 4, 2024 Geologists determined the original orientation of many of the Mars bedrock samples collected by the Perseverance rover. The findings can give scientists clues to the conditions in which the rocks ...
Feb. 29, 2024 An increasing number of seismologists are using fiber optic cables to detect seismic waves on Earth -- but how would this technology fare on the Moon, and what would it tell us about the deep layers ...
Feb. 28, 2024 Organic materials discovered on Mars may have originated from atmospheric formaldehyde, according to new research, marking a step forward in our understanding of the possibility of past life on the ...
Feb. 22, 2024 A new computer model mimics Moon dust so well that it could lead to smoother and safer Lunar robot ...
Feb. 22, 2024 Scientists suspect Mars once had long-lived rivers, lakes and streams. Today, water on Mars is found in ice at the poles and trapped below the Martian surface. Researchers now reveal that Mars also ...
Feb. 16, 2024 A new paradigm is taking shape in the space industry as the countries and entities accessing space continue to grow and diversify. This dynamic landscape creates both competition and potential for ...
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Feb. 15, 2024 A geologist has revealed intriguing insights into the volcanic activity on Mars. He proposes that Mars has significantly more diverse volcanism than previously realized, driven by an early form of ...
Feb. 6, 2024 China's Chang'e-5, the first lunar sample return mission since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, delivered 1.73 kilograms of regolith from the Oceanus Procellarum, a plane named for ...
Jan. 24, 2024 New research shows that atmospheric pressure fluctuations that pull gases up from underground could be responsible for releasing subsurface methane into Mars' atmosphere; knowing when and where ...
Jan. 18, 2024 A research team has for the first time discovered anomalous meter-sized rocks on the lunar surface that are covered in dust and presumably exhibit unique properties -- such as magnetic anomalies. ...
Jan. 16, 2024 New research shows the early lunar crust which makes up the surface of the Moon was considerably enriched in water more than 4 billion years ago, counter to previously held ...
Jan. 15, 2024 New research has cracked a vital process in the creation of a unique rock type from the Moon. The discovery explains its signature composition and very presence on the lunar surface at all, ...
Jan. 11, 2024 Researchers have taken the first steps toward finding liquid solvents that may someday help extract critical building materials from lunar and Martian-rock dust, an important piece in making ...
Dec. 21, 2023 A new photo of Saturn was taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope on October 22, 2023, when the ringed planet was approximately 850 million miles from Earth. Hubble's ultra-sharp vision ...
Dec. 21, 2023 Researchers have discovered the transformative potential of Martian nanomaterials, potentially opening the door to sustainable habitation on the red ...
Dec. 8, 2023 According to anthropologists and geologists, it's time to acknowledge humans have become the dominant force shaping the moon's environment by declaring a new geological epoch for the moon: ...
Nov. 21, 2023 Researchers have discovered solar-wind hydrogen in lunar samples, which indicates that water on the surface of the Moon may provide a vital resource for future lunar bases and longer-range space ...
Nov. 9, 2023 Scientists have observed, for the first time in the visible range, a glow on the night side of the planet Mars. These new observations provide a better understanding of the dynamics of the upper ...
Nov. 6, 2023 Earth and space scientists document and reveal the mechanisms behind strike-slip faulting on the largest moon of Saturn, Titan, and Jupiter's largest moon, ...
Oct. 25, 2023 NASA's InSight mission to Mars helped scientists map out Mars' internal structure, including the size and composition of its core, and provided general hints about its tumultuous ...
Oct. 24, 2023 New analysis of data from the Curiosity rover reveals that much of the craters on Mars today could have once been habitable ...
Oct. 23, 2023 Two years after the striking discovery that a near-Earth asteroid could be a chunk of the moon, another UArizona research group has found that a rare pathway could have enabled this to ...
Oct. 23, 2023 By analyzing tiny lunar crystals gathered by Apollo 17 astronauts in 1972, researchers recalculated the age of the Earth's Moon. Although previous assessments estimated the Moon as 4.425 billion ...
Oct. 17, 2023 Scientists have announced the results of an unprecedented collaboration to search for the source of the largest ever seismic event recorded on Mars. The study rules out a meteorite impact, suggesting ...
Oct. 11, 2023 By demonstrating that spaceflight doesn’t adversely affect the magnetism of moon rocks, researchers underscore the exciting potential of studying the magnetic histories stored in these ...
Oct. 10, 2023 Observations during two flybys by the Mio spacecraft as part of the BepiColombo International Mercury Exploration Project have revealed that chorus waves occur quite locally in the dawn sector of ...
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- NASA's Hubble Watches 'spoke Season' On Saturn
- One Small Material, One Giant Leap for Life on Mars: New Research Takes Us a Step Closer to Sustaining Human Life on the Red Planet
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- Researchers Probe How a Piece of the Moon Became a Near-Earth Asteroid
- The Moon Is 40 Million Years Older Than Previously Thought
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- Scientists Detect Seismic Waves Traveling Through Martian Core
- Pioneering Research Sheds New Light on the Origins and Composition of Planet Mars
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
- Evidence That Venus Is Volcanically Active
- Remains of a Modern Glacier Found Near Mars' Equator Implies Water Ice Possibly Present at Low Latitudes on Mars Even Today
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- Hansel and Gretel's Breadcrumb Trick Inspires Robotic Exploration of Caves on Mars and Beyond
- New NASA DART Data Prove Viability of Asteroid Deflection as Planetary Defense Strategy
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- Exploring the Possibility of Extraterrestrial Life Living in Caves
- Liftoff! NASA's Artemis I Mega Rocket Launches Orion to Moon
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- NASA's InSight Lander Detects Stunning Meteoroid Impact on Mars
- Magma on Mars Likely
- Traces of Ancient Ocean Discovered on Mars
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
- Researchers Create Lunar Regolith Bricks That Could Be Used to Construct Artemis Base Camp
- Ancient Bacteria Might Lurk Beneath Mars' Surface
- Balancing Risk and Reward in Planetary Exploration
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- Scientists Identify Potential Source of 'shock-Darkened' Meteorites, With Implications for Hazardous Asteroid Deflection
- Collision May Have Formed the Moon in Mere Hours, Simulations Reveal
Thursday, September 29, 2022
- New Evidence for Liquid Water Beneath the South Polar Ice Cap of Mars
- Lunar Glass Shows Moon Asteroid Impacts Mirrored on Earth
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- MOXIE Experiment Reliably Produces Oxygen on Mars
- MAVEN and EMM Make First Observations of Patchy Proton Aurora at Mars
Thursday, August 25, 2022
- The Sands of Mars Are Green as Well as Red, Rover Perseverance Discovers
- First Underground Radar Images from Mars Perseverance Rover Reveal Some Surprises