1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (575+ words) What happens to water when the usual rules no longer seem to apply? Scientists have recreated extraordinary conditions in the lab, uncovering a state of matter that could be hiding deep inside distant planets. Scientists have created a bizarre type…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (723+ words) Ancient dust from asteroid Ryugu reveals how nitrogen-rich compounds may have formed and survived before reaching young planets. Tiny grains collected from asteroid Ryugu have revealed how nitrogen-rich compounds may have formed and survived in space before reaching young planets....

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (730+ words) A new study suggests that tiny salt fractures on Mars could temporarily trap liquid water and create protected environments for microbial life. A new study suggests that microscopic cracks inside Martian salt crystals could temporarily hold liquid water, creating possible…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (469+ words) Nasa’s curiosity rover has reached 5000 martian days on mars, marking a milestone in a mission that continues to study the planet’s ancient environments. When curiosity landed inside Gale crater on August 6, 2012, the rover began investigating whether mars once contained environments…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (530+ words) A new study reveals organic carbon in ancient Martian river rocks, adding another clue to the search for past life beyond Earth. A new analysis of ancient rocks on Mars has revealed organic carbon compounds that may provide new clues…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (504+ words) Something has awakened in the outer solar system. After years of observations, astronomers have detected dramatic changes around a distant icy object, and its unusual history may explain why they are happening now. Astronomers have caught a rare transformation unfolding…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (1110+ words) China has narrowed the search for Tianwen-3’s Mars landing site to eight candidates as preparations accelerate for a 2028 sample-return mission targeting signs of ancient life. China has narrowed the search for its Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission to eight…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (453+ words) A former Oklahoma shopping landmark that opened in 1978 is now entering its final demolition phase. Comet 220P/McNaught unexpectedly brightened during its latest trip around the Sun, giving observers a rare opportunity to see the normally faint object. Two powerful outbursts…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (316+ words) Mars has always been called the Red Planet, but a new global view from ESA reveals a far more complex world hiding beneath its familiar surface. A newly released image of Mars is giving us an unprecedented, richly detailed view…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (757+ words) Perseverance captured Phobos crossing the Sun from Mars, turning a rare sky event into a long-term scientific investigation. NASA’s Perseverance rover has captured a rare view of Phobos crossing the Sun from the surface of Mars, creating a striking scene…...