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Paul Scott Anderson

Ancient lake on Titan could have lasted thousands of years

Researchers at MIT say that a former liquid water lake on Titan - Saturn's large moon - might have existed for tens of thousands of years.

Paul Scott Anderson

March 15, 2023

Happy Pi Day! Find ways to celebrate here

March 14 is Pi Day, an annual mathematical event for science lovers. Here's how to celebrate and take part in the NASA Pi Day Challenge!

Paul Scott Anderson

March 14, 2023

Round sand dunes on Mars puzzle scientists

NASA has just released a new photo, taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, of intriguing round sand dunes on Mars. How did they form?

Paul Scott Anderson

March 10, 2023

Exploring Mars caves, leaving ‘breadcrumbs’

Researchers have developed a "breadcrumb" system that small autonomous robot rovers might use in exploring Mars caves and lava tubes.

Paul Scott Anderson

March 10, 2023

Watch DART asteroid impact in Hubble movie

NASA has released a new Hubble movie of the DART asteroid impact from September 26, 2022. The sequence of images shows the impact and resulting spray of debris.

Paul Scott Anderson

March 6, 2023

Finding life on Mars requires more powerful tools

An international team of scientists says that finding conclusive evidence of life on Mars will require better tools than those on the current rovers.

Paul Scott Anderson

March 3, 2023

Icy moons’ puzzling features may be due to salty ice

Researchers at the University of Washington have created new forms of salty ice hydrates. They might explain unusual surface markings on icy moons like Europa.

Paul Scott Anderson

March 2, 2023

59 new exoplanets discovered around nearby stars

Astronomers have discovered 59 new exoplanets orbiting red dwarf stars. Twelve are potentially habitable. They all lie within 65 light-years of our sun.

Paul Scott Anderson

February 28, 2023

Auroras on Jupiter’s moons seen in new light

Astronomers have detected auroras on Jupiter's moons in visible light wavelengths for the 1st time using the Keck telescope in Hawaii, and other telescopes.

Paul Scott Anderson

February 24, 2023

Will brain changes in fighter pilots help astronauts?

Researchers in Belgium showed how brain changes in fighter pilots can help astronauts cope with the effects of space travel.

Paul Scott Anderson

February 21, 2023

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Paul Scott Anderson

Paul Scott Anderson has had a passion for space exploration that began when he was a child when he watched Carl Sagan’s Cosmos. While in school he was known for his passion for space exploration and astronomy. He started his blog The Meridiani Journal in 2005, which was a chronicle of planetary exploration. In 2015, the blog was renamed as Planetaria. While interested in all aspects of space exploration, his primary passion is planetary science. In 2011, he started writing about space on a freelance basis, and now currently writes for AmericaSpace and Futurism (part of Vocal). He has also written for Universe Today and SpaceFlight Insider, and has also been published in The Mars Quarterly and has done supplementary writing for the well-known iOS app Exoplanet for iPhone and iPad.