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Wow! New volcano on Jupiter’s moon Io
Io is small, but it's the most volcanically active world in our solar system. It has hundreds of active volcanoes. Now the Juno spacecraft has found one more.
July 23, 2018
These spacecraft are studying Mars dust
Raging, planet-wide dust storms - like the one going on now - happen only every 6 to 8 years on Mars. Here's how NASA spacecraft are studying it, plus a cool before-and-after video!
July 22, 2018
Apollo and the moon-landing hoax
Why do people persist in denying that human beings landed on the moon?
July 20, 2018
Is the moon toxic to humans?
When the Apollo astronauts returned from the moon, the dust that clung to their spacesuits made their throats sore and their eyes water. Lunar dust is made of sharp, abrasive particles, but how toxic is it for humans?
July 20, 2018
Astronomers discover new moons for Jupiter
Most planets have moons, and Jupiter already had the most. Now, with these new ones, Jupiter has a whopping 79 moons altogether ... so far.
July 18, 2018
Listen as Saturn and its moon interact
Spacecraft observations reveal plasma waves moving from Saturn to its rings and its moon Enceladus. Researchers converted a recording of the plasma waves into an audible cosmic whoosh that you’ll enjoy.
July 17, 2018
Astronomers find ‘ghost dunes’ on Mars
Robot orbiters circling Mars have acquired images of ghost dunes. They're pits where, scientists believe, tall crescent-shaped sand dunes once existed on this red desert world.
July 16, 2018
Innovative new instrument to seek habitable worlds
A new infrared instrument on a telescope in Hawaii will let astronomers find more exoplanets orbiting red dwarf stars. The discoveries may include rocky worlds that are potentially habitable.
July 15, 2018
Ghostly neutrino caught in South Pole ice ushers in a new astronomy
Last week, scientists announced the 1st known source for ghostly, high-energy neutrinos. The source is a blazar, a billion-solar-mass black hole 3.7 billion light-years away. The discovery establishes a new way to study the universe.
July 15, 2018
5 things we know – and 5 we don’t – about ‘Oumuamua
Mysterious 'Oumuamua is the 1st confirmed interstellar object to pass through our solar system.
July 15, 2018
