One particularly well-known fact about the moon is that it doesn't have much of a magnetosphere to speak of. There's no blanket to protect it from the solar wind ravaging its surface, blowing away its ...
New research using Cassini data suggests Titan may not have a global ocean, but small warm water pockets hidden deep in its ...
Nevertheless, this rocket, named “Nell,” represented a historic achievement that would help launch the modern age of ...
James Webb Space Telescope and the W.M. Keck Observatory captured new images of Saturn's moon Titan. Credit: NASA/STScI/W. M.
A seemingly small planetary neighbor may play a larger role in Earth’s climate than previously thought. Mars is only about ...
Unusual potassium isotope signatures in Chang’e-6 lunar samples point to extreme conditions created by the impact that formed ...
For all its benign demeanour, which has inspired many a song, the Moon isn't exactly welcoming. Approaching it demands precision. Landing on it even more so ...
Technicians at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Maryland have begun building and testing the ...
When producer Berly McCoy was out on her local frozen lake, she saw something she'd never seen before. There were dark spidery, star-shaped patterns in the ice and they freaked her out. So, we called ...
Cassini spacecraft data has been used to create the infrared views of Saturn's moon Enceladus. "Reddish areas indicate fresh ...
We might need to hit the reset button today. As the Moon shifts into reliable Capricorn at 12:07 am EDT, we’re focusing on manageable steps that bring visible results. Luna then squares ...
Ninety-nine percent of the time, you're over-expressive in how you feel about others. This week, you're holding back more ...