Mercury up close: How scientists are unlocking the secrets of our strangest planet
Mercury is a mystery.
It’s the smallest planet in our solar system, the closest to the Sun, and one of the most extreme. Its surface...
Rare mineral found in asteroid sample shakes up solar system theories
Scientists have made a surprising discovery inside a tiny grain from the asteroid Ryugu that could change what we thought we knew about how...
How meteorite may have sparked life on Earth
A surprising discovery by Dutch scientists could offer new clues about how life began on Earth.
Researchers from the University of Amsterdam and Utrecht University...
Why rocky planets form early
When a young star forms, a ring of gas and dust called a protoplanetary disk forms around it.
Together, the star and the disk are...
There’s ice on Mars, just under the surface
Mars, often called the Red Planet due to its distinctive rusty color from iron oxide on its surface, is Earth's neighboring planet and humanity's...
Scientists detect faint radio echo from the first stars in the universe
Astronomers have found a new way to study the very first stars that lit up the universe—by listening to ancient radio signals from just...
Honda – yes, Honda – Tests a reusable rocket
In what seemed to be a development that came from nowhere, there’s a new entrant into the reusable launch systems competition - Honda.
The giant...
When stars tango, planets burn: The birth of double hot Jupiter’s
Yale astronomers may have uncovered how one of the universe’s rarest planetary pairs—double hot Jupiters—come to exist.
Their new study not only explains how these...
NASA aircraft to make low-altitude flights in mid-Atlantic, California
From Sunday, June 22 to Wednesday, July 2, two research aircraft will make a series of low-altitude atmospheric research flights near Philadelphia, Baltimore, and...
Hidden ice on Mars could help humans survive future missions
Before astronauts set foot on Mars, they’ll need to find the right place to land—and survive.
New research led by planetary geologist Erica Luzzi from...