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Pink lagoon provides clues to possible Mars life
This candy-pink lagoon in Spain is providing valuable clues about how extremophile microorganisms might exist on Mars despite the planet's harsh conditions.
September 28, 2018
Latest images via Japanese rovers on asteroid Ryugu
Japan's space agency JAXA released new images today from the rovers set down on the surface of asteroid Ryugu by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft.
September 27, 2018
Powerful jet from the wrong kind of star
Astronomers had theorized that strong magnetic fields prevent jets from forming. Then they found a strongly magnetic neutron star with a jet.
September 26, 2018
Scientists spy roving dust storms on Titan
Using data from the Cassini spacecraft, whose mission to Saturn ended a year ago, scientists now say they can see dust storms moving across the surface of Titan, Saturn's largest moon.
September 26, 2018
Opportunity emerges from Mars dust
We still haven't heard from the Opportunity rover on Mars, which went silent in June when a dust storm engulfed it. Now, at least, the dust has cleared, and we can see the rover!
September 26, 2018
Which one is ‘Oumuamua’s home star?
The 1st object known to be from another solar system passed through our solar system a year ago. Where did it come from? Astronomers have identified 4 plausible candidates.
September 26, 2018
Ross 128 b and the search for Earth-like exoplanets
Only 11 light-years away, Ross 128 b is the 2nd-closest-known rocky exoplanet. Here's a recent study scrutinizing Ross 128 b, as it relates to the fascinating search for distant Earth-like worlds.
September 24, 2018
What’s the recipe for a habitable exoplanet?
What combination of ingredients produce a planet that can support life? NASA has just awarded $7.7 million to Rice University for a new 5-year research program, in hopes of answering that question.
September 24, 2018
MarCO: Tiny cube satellites headed to Mars
These boxy satellites, small enough to fit in a backpack, are currently trailing thousands of miles behind the InSight spacecraft on their way to Mars.
September 24, 2018
A new way to launch rockets without fuel?
Conventional rockets - with their onboard fuel - are expensive and dangerous. A new "quantized inertia" concept might make rocket launches cheaper and safer. The concept has just received $1.3 million in new funding.
September 21, 2018
