Where is the seventh inner moon of Neptune from?
A new study using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has shown that a tiny, mysterious moon around Neptune discovered in 2013 may be a piece...
Why the Moon’s surface is rich in ingredients that could make water
A new study from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has shown that when the solar wind careens onto the Moon's surface, they enrich the...
NASA’s Hubble spots possible water plumes on Jupiter’s moon Europa
Astronomers from NASA reported that Hubble Space Telescope took images of possible water plumes erupting from Jupiter’s icy moon Europa.
In Hubble’s early work, it...
Scientists find new ways to observe stars swallowed by a black hole
When a star passes within a supermassive black hole, it will be tidally disrupted. The disruption can produce a sudden gas injection close to...
Did enormous volcanoes lead to oceans on Mars
Have you ever wondered how oceans could have existed on Mars billions of years ago?
A new theory suggests that these oceans formed way earlier...
Six years of scientific exploration at the moon
On June 23, 2009, NASA robotic Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) entered the lunar orbit. Since then, it has been working successfully in science and...
Using smartphones to search for ultra-high energy cosmic rays
Cosmic rays are high-energy charged particles that originate in outer space. They travel at nearly the speed of light and strike the Earth from...
The change of glacier-like forms on Mars
Glaciers are made up of fallen snow that compresses into large, thick ice masses over many years.
The formation and change of glaciers can show...
60 years of space tourism
Although humans have dreamed of traveling in the space since ancient times, the actual space tourism was only developed in the past 60 years.
A...
Mars 500: the story of a 520-day simulated mission to Mars
A Mars trip is a long journey. How to stay mentally healthy during the long trip is an important issue.
Between 2007 and 2011, Russia,...