When Mars may have had water
Scientists on NASA’s Perseverance mission made a surprising discovery about the composition of rock in Jezero Crater, one that will help them get a...
Scientists detect carbon dioxide in exoplanet atmosphere
Due to its role in regulating the climate, carbon dioxide is a central component of the Earth's atmosphere.
Being able to clearly detect the molecule...
Mars has both red and green sands, shows study
The accepted view of Mars is red rocks and craters as far as the eye can see.
That’s much what scientists expected when they landed...
Scientists discover an exoplanet covered in water
Scientists have discovered TOI-1452 b, an exoplanet orbiting one of two small stars in a binary system located in the Draco constellation about 100...
Saturn V was loud but didn’t melt concrete
The Saturn V carried man to the moon and remains the most powerful rocket to successfully launch to orbit.
It captures the imagination — but...
Scientists find the missing carbon monoxide in planet-forming disks
Astronomers frequently observe carbon monoxide in planetary nurseries.
The compound is ultra-bright and extremely common in protoplanetary disks — regions of dust and gas where...
Scientists find new clue to the moon’s origin
Scientists have discovered the first definitive proof that the moon inherited indigenous noble gases from the Earth’s mantle.
The discovery represents a significant piece of...
Underwater snow on earth sheds light on Jupiter’s moon
Below Europa’s thick icy crust is a massive, global ocean where the snow floats upwards onto inverted ice peaks and submerged ravines.
The bizarre underwater...
Would we have continents without asteroid impacts?
Early Earth was a wild and wooly place.
In its first billion years, during a period called the Archean, our planet was still hot from...
More than one asteroid could have wiped out the dinosaurs
Scientists have found evidence of an asteroid impact crater beneath the North Atlantic Ocean that could force researchers to rethink how the dinosaurs reached...