The Moon is rusting — thanks to ‘wind’ blown all the way from Earth
A stream of charged particles that blows from Earth (foreground) to the Moon could account for the rust…
Webb Telescope Detects Gas on Distant Dwarf Planet Makemake for the First Time
An SwRI-led team used Webb telescope observations (white) to detect methane gas on the distant dwarf planet Makemake.…
MIT Scientists May Have Finally Solved the Moon’s Magnetic Mystery
An image of the lunar far side. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University A massive impact may have temporarily strengthened…
5 mysteries of the solar system that still baffle scientists
In 2017, astronomers detected ‘Oumuamua, an interstellar object passing through our solar system. Its unusual shape and acceleration…
Scientists Have Uncovered When Jupiter Was Born, Solving a Longstanding Mystery
New research reveals that Jupiter’s birth triggered high-speed collisions that created molten droplets preserved in meteorites, tiny time…
Close-Up Views of NASA’s DART Impact to Inform Planetary Defense
On Sept. 11, 2022, engineers at a flight control center in Turin, Italy, sent a radio signal into…
Scientists Think They Have Found a Brand-New Mineral on Mars
Scientists have a fairly good idea of what Mars’ surface looks like. But exactly what that surface is…
NASA, Oxford Discover Warmer Uranus Than Once Thought
KEY POINTS Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune each emit more energy than they receive from the Sun, meaning they…
There’s Suddenly A 40% Chance ‘Planet Nine’ Exists — What To Know
Topline After studying thousands of computer simulations of the solar system, researchers at Rice University and the Planetary…
