Life Might Be Difficult to Find on a Single Planet But Obvious Across Many Worlds

If we could detect a clear, unambiguous biosignature on just one of the thousands of exoplanets…

NASA’s VERITAS Mission Breathes New Life

In a win for planetary scientists, and planetary geologists in particular, it was announced at the…

Gaia Finds Ancient Streams of Stars That Formed the Milky Way

Using ESA’s Gaia spacecraft, astronomers have tracked down two streams of stars that likely formed the…

In a Distant Solar System, the JWST Sees the End of Planet Formation

Every time a star forms, it represents an explosion of possibilities. Not for the star itself;…

Merging Stars Can Lead to Blue Supergiants

In the constellation of Orion, there is a brilliant bluish-white star. It marks the right foot…

Mars’ Gale Crater was Filled with Water for Much Longer Than Anyone Thought

Even with all we’ve learned about Mars in recent years, it doesn’t stack up against all…

Europe Has Big Plans for Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, is a gleaming beacon that captivates our intellectual curiosity. Its clean, icy surface…

Decade of Swarm satellite data unveils new insights into Earth’s magnetic field and core dynamics

Launched in 2013, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Swarm mission, consisting of three satellites, has provided…

Parker Solar Probe Was Blasted by Coronal Mass Ejections 28 Times in 4 Years

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (PSP) was launched on August 12, 2018, with the goal of becoming…

Ice is Starting to Cloud Euclid’s Optics

On July 1st, 2023, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched the Euclid Observatory, a mission that…