Tag: solar system, Space
Why Venus is so dry
Despite being Earth’s sister planet in terms of size, Venus is pretty parched compared to our watery world. New computer simulations may...
China is en route to collect first-ever samples from the far side of the moon
China launched its uncrewed Chang’e-6 lunar spacecraft at 5:27 PM local time (5:27 PM EST) on Friday from the southern island province of...
‘Lucy’s baby’ asteroid is only about 2 to 3 million years old
A newly discovered asteroid is a toddler–in space years. The moonlet circling the small asteroid Dinkinesh named Selam is about 2 to 3...
China compiled the most detailed moon atlas ever mapped
If we want to establish a permanent human presence on the moon, we need more detailed maps than the existing options, some of which date...
Rare quadruple solar flare event captured by NASA
Earlier this week, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) recorded a rarely seen event—four nearly-simultaneous flare eruptions...
NASA will unfurl a 860-square-foot solar sail from within a microwave-sized cube
NASA hitched a ride aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron Launcher in New Zealand yesterday evening, and is preparing to test a new, highly...
Greetings, Earth! NASA can understand Voyager 1 again
For the first time since November 2023, NASA is receiving meaningful communication from its Voyager 1 probe. The agency has spent months...
Saturn’s ocean moon Enceladus can support extraterrestrial life − and researchers are working on detecting it
Written by Fabian Klenner, University of Washington Saturn has 146 confirmed moons – more than any other planet in the solar system –...
Smooth lava lake on Jupiter’s moon sizzles in NASA aerial animations
NASA’s Juno mission scientists have used complex data collected during two flybys of Jupiter’s third largest moon Io to create...
Daddy long-legs-inspired robot could one day squirm through Martian caves
Robotic engineers are no stranger to turning to nature for inspiration. In recent years, birds, dogs, extinct sea creatures, and even...
