If life ever existed near the surface of Mars, microbes could have survived by following the water…
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Juice will be flying by Earth soon. ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft, which launched in April…
How EELS could change the future of robotic…
How EELS will work EELS is a snake-like, self-propelled robot made of multiple segments. It is currently…
NASA discovers Mars rock with ancient…
Perseverance can only do so much with the instruments it carries, but back on Earth, scientists…
Eureka? Scientists’ first hints of life on…
Cheyava Falls’ fascinating two-for-one geology is what scientists call a potential biosignature. Biosignatures are things that are…
A big find on Mars
A big rover makes a big find on Mars. Little rovers have their place in exploration,…
U.S. Senate advances their FY 2025 budget…
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee released and approved a NASA funding proposal in a bipartisan, 26-3…
Does Jupiter protect Earth from asteroids and…
The difference in how Jupiter affects different groups of small bodies has to do with Jupiter’s…
Serendipity, a super-Jupiter, and saving VIPER
The science community is rallying to save VIPER. Following NASA’s announcement of its intent to cancel…
Why does Jupiter spin so fast?
Why this is the case, and how you actually measure “spin” on a gas giant like…