NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured this view of Enceladus — one of Saturn’s moons — and its…
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Water systems on early Mars were complex and hot
View larger/ full image. | Partial view of the Margin Unit in Jezero crater on Mars.…
Mars calendar year begins September 30: Happy New Year, Mars!
This view of Mars shows the great Martian canyon Valles Marineris. It’s as wide across as…
Decoding the atmosphere of SIMP 0136
Artist’s concept of SIMP 0136. Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have found a new way to…
A black hole jet is aimed at us … and it’s in our galaxy
A black hole jet is aimed at us, not from afar, but from only a few…
The Artemis Accords are rules for a new moon era
Here’s astronaut Christina Koch looking back at Earth, out the window of the Orion spacecraft –…
Is there enough water on the moon for future cities?
Artist’s concept of a future moon base. A new study suggests there would be enough water…
Curiosity rover insights after 5000+ sols on Mars
While parked at a sand ridge nicknamed “Chocolatal,” NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its navigation cameras…
Astronomers find the youngest world yet
View larger. | Artist’s concept of Elias 2-24 b, a baby exoplanet less than a million…
Newly formed moon crater is once-in-a-century discovery
Sometime between April 11 and May 22, 2024, a comet or asteroid the size of a…