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The moon is 40 million years older than we thought
Researchers studied zircon crystals in lunar samples brought back by Apollo astronauts to determine the moon is 40 million years older than we thought.
October 26, 2023
Ancient mud lake on Mars could hold traces of life
Researchers at the Planetary Science Institute said that an ancient mud lake on Mars would be an ideal place to search for evidence of ancient microbial life.
October 26, 2023
Webb sees new feature in Jupiter’s atmosphere: a jet stream
The Webb space telescope revealed a jet stream in Jupiter's atmosphere above its equatorial region. The jet stream travels at about 320 mph (515 kph).
October 25, 2023
The Local Group is our galactic neighborhood
What is the Local Group? It's a collection of the nearest galaxies in space. Read more about these neighbors of our home Milky Way galaxy.
October 24, 2023
How high up are meteors when they begin to glow?
How high up are meteors when they begin to glow? Meteors begin to glow almost as soon as they hit Earth's atmosphere, but vaporize at varying altitudes.
October 21, 2023
Are ultradense asteroids made of elements not seen on Earth?
A new study calculated that superheavy elements never seen on Earth could exist in ultradense asteroids in our solar system's asteroid belt. Learn more here.
October 20, 2023
Mists of tiny quartz crystals on a giant hot exoplanet
Astronomers using NASA's Webb telescope have discovered clouds of tiny quartz crystals in the atmosphere of a hot Jupiter exoplanet 1,300 light years away.
October 19, 2023
Can we detect dark matter using light from pulsars?
Researchers used pulsars to confirm the existence of long-sought axiom particles, and perhaps dark matter. The results were negative, but are only a first step.
October 16, 2023
Are the mystery mounds on Arrokoth ancient building blocks?
Scientists at SwRI say that odd mounds on Arrokoth, a Kuiper Belt object, are likely some of the original ancient building blocks that it formed from.
October 16, 2023
Riding Light: Tour the solar system at light speed
Tour the solar system at the speed of light in the video Riding Light. This video represents a photon leaving the sun and traveling past the inner planets to Jupiter.
October 15, 2023
