Meteor Impacts on Mars Can Excavate its Secrets

Examine just about any extraterrestrial body in the Solar System, and you will find that they…

Astronauts Could See Auroras on Mars with their Eyes

On March 15th, 2024, the Sun released a powerful solar flare that coincided with a heightened…

The Milky Way’s Globular Clusters Formed at the Dawn of the Universe

We don’t have to rely solely on the JWST to observe the Universe’s oldest stars. Some…

Perseverance Happened to Land Right Beside a Composite Volcano

On February 18th, 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover landed in Jezero crater on Mars. This feature was…

The Plato Mission Just Got Dozens of Cameras Installed

Hunting for exoplanets has transformed from science fiction to cutting-edge science fact in recent decades. Scientists…

There’s Liquid Water Deep Down on Mars

Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun, has fascinated us for generations. This cold, dusty world…

It’s Been a Year Since the Most Powerful Solar Storm in Decades. What Did We Learn?

Our local star the Sun is a vast sphere of electrically charged gas (plasma) and is…

A Lunar Telescope that Could Explore the Cosmic Dark Ages

Multiple space agencies will send missions to the Moon this decade and the next, with plans…

How To Aerobrake a Mission To Uranus On the Cheap

By Andy Tomaswick May 12, 2025 Getting a probe to the Icy Giant planets takes some…

A Relative of DNA Can Handle the Venus High Atmosphere

Could some type of life find refuge in Venus’ clouds? The detection of phosphine and potentially…