Europa may have less oxygen to fuel life in its seas than we thought

Jupiter’s moon Europa is covered by an icy shell NASA/JPL-Caltech Jupiter’s moon Europa may be less…

Study determines the original orientations of rocks drilled on Mars

MIT geologists determined the original orientation of many of the bedrock samples collected on Mars by…

NASA’s Juno Mission Measures Oxygen Production at Europa

The ice-covered Jovian moon generates 1,000 tons of oxygen every 24 hours – enough to keep…

Bennu: How our golden age of asteroid exploration could reveal life’s origins

ON THE morning of 24 September 2023, Dante Lauretta woke up early, his pulse racing. For…

Europa, Thought to Be Habitable, May Be Oxygen-Starved

Under its bright, frosty shell, Jupiter’s moon Europa is thought to harbor a salty ocean, making…

Space Team Europe: focus on Ariane 6

Meet the people working on the testing of Ariane 6. Europe’s next rocket, Ariane 6, has…

Jupiter’s moon Europa may have less oxygen than expected, a finding that might put a damper on life

This image provided by NASA, processed by Kevin M. Gill, shows Jupiter’s moon Europa captured by…

Webb Unlocks Secrets of One of the Most Distant Galaxies Ever Seen

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument shows a portion of the GOODS-North field…

ESA – GOODS-North field (clean)

This image from Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument shows a portion of the GOODS-North field of…

Researchers reveal anomalous heating in the sun’s upper atmosphere

Top panel: synoptic maps of Ca ii K line intensity from rotations 827–1764 (1915 August–1985 July).…