A key discovery from NASA’s Cassini mission in 2008 was that Saturn’s largest moon Titan may have a vast water ocean below its hydrocarbon-rich surface. […]
Tag: Planetary science
NASA Selects 2 Instruments for Artemis IV Lunar Surface Science
NASA has selected two science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the Moon during the Artemis IV mission to the lunar […]
Rings of Rock in the Sahara
In northeastern Africa, within the driest part of the Sahara, dark rocky outcrops rise above pale desert sands. Several of these formations, including Jabal Arakanū, […]
NASA’s Artemis II Lunar Science Operations to Inform Future Missions
Lonnie Shekhtman Aug 21, 2025 NASA’s Artemis II mission, set to send four astronauts on a nearly 10-day mission around the Moon and back, will […]
NASA’s Apollo Samples, LRO Help Scientists Predict Moonquakes
As NASA prepares to send astronauts to the surface of the Moon’s south polar region for the first time ever during the Artemis III mission, […]
NASA’s Apollo Samples, LRO Help Scientists Forecast Moonquakes
Editor’s Note: The headline of this article was updated on August 14 to to clarify the nature of the moonquake research. As NASA prepares to […]
Earth’s Oldest Impact Crater Turns Out to Be Much Younger, Scientists Reveal in New Study
A location in Western Australia that used to be named as the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth is now actually a lot younger than […]
NASA Tests New Heat Source Fuel for Deep Space Exploration
To explore the unknown in deep space, millions of miles away from Earth, it’s crucial for spacecraft to have ample power. NASA’s radioisotope power systems […]
Magnetic Wave Study Detects Lithium in Mercury’s Exosphere for First Time Ever
Using a new technique based on magnetic-wave analysis, scientists have, for the first time, discovered lithium in the atmosphere of Mercury. Published in Nature Communications, […]
Young Exoplanet Spotted Shedding Atmosphere Under Stellar Radiation
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, together with data from the Hubble Space Telescope, has revealed a “baby” exoplanet rapidly losing its atmosphere. The planet, named TOI […]
