Melting moons could support liveable atmospheres for aeons

If a migrating exoplanet dragged a Europa-like moon closer to its host star, the moon’s icy…

Melting moons could support liveable atmospheres for aeons

If a migrating exoplanet dragged a Europa-like moon closer to its host star, the moon’s icy…

Icy Enceladus’s tiger stripes are a window on its watery depths

The moon of Saturn is best known for its watery plumes, which make it a good…

Mars Trojans may be part of a planet that was destroyed long ago

Nine asteroids that trail the Red Planet contain a material usually only formed in the mantle…

Mars Trojans may be part of a planet that was destroyed long ago

Nine asteroids that trail the Red Planet contain a material usually only formed in the mantle…

NASA and ESA join forces to build life-seeking Europa lander

The space agencies just announced a bold proposal to search for aliens on Jupiter’s icy moon…

NASA and ESA join forces to build life-seeking Europa lander

The space agencies just announced a bold proposal to search for aliens on Jupiter’s icy moon…

Quickest we could visit another star is 69 years – here’s how

It may be faster to send a spacecraft to Sirius than our closest star, thanks to…

Icy Enceladus’s tiger stripes are a window on its watery depths

The moon of Saturn is best known for its watery plumes, which make it a good…

Earth’s greatest hits: Six of the biggest meteorites in history

From the mysterious Tunguska event to the fossilised Morokweng space rock, when whopper meteorites come along…