New Research Shows Mars Is Far Icier Than We Thought
Beneath Mars’ dusty slopes lie glaciers that resemble frozen honey, but new research reveals they are far purer…
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…
Inside the massive storm bigger than Earth
Voyager 2’s observations transformed planetary science. For the first time, astronomers could study the Great Red Spot as…
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…
Webb Telescope Just Did Something It’s Never Done Before—and Astronomers Are Thrilled
Since it began its science operations in July 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope has been probing the…