Saturn’s moon Titan is one of the top destinations to search for life in our solar system, a tantalizing possibility that will be investigated by NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft which it launches to visi… [+3399 chars]
Finally, all the base units of the so-called “molecule of life“Found in samples of” Meteorite, The discovery by Japanese researchers concluded the mapping of two DNA bases, cytosine and thymine. Thi… [+2495 chars]
Scientists say they have identified the two largest marsquakes ever recorded on the Red Planet. A marsquake is a seismic event that happens on Mars. It is similar to earthquakes that happen on our p… [+3573 chars]
The latest generation of optical atomic clocks are accurate to less than one-tenth of a second over the age of the universe (13.8 billion years). So why are they still measuring the length of a secon… [+11777 chars]
NASA has extended the planetary science missions of eight of its spacecraft, which will help deepen the understanding of the solar system. Each of the missions was reviewed by more than 50 people. T… [+4524 chars]
ByDenise Buckner, University of FloridaMay 1, 2022 Artistic rendering of NASAs Perseverance rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Recently on Mars Mars is the second smallest planet in our solar system … [+4345 chars]
NASA has announced it will end operations of its observatory on a plane, SOFIA or the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy. The mission, which is a collaboration with German space agency … [+2268 chars]
May (TBD): SpaceX Falcon 9 (Starlink satellites) May 5: SpaceX Falcon 9 (Starlink satellites) May 8: SpaceX Falcon 9 (Starlink satellites) May 16: SpaceX Falcon 9 (Starlink satellites) May 25: Sp… [+917 chars]
An unusual rock type spotted by two Mars rovers may indicate that the Martian landscape was shaped by extremely violent volcanic eruptions. The Nili Fossae region of Mars , which includes the Jezer… [+2463 chars]
NASA has extended the planetary science missions of eight of its spacecraft, which will help deepen the understanding of the solar system. Each of the missions was reviewed by more than 50 people. T… [+4524 chars]
May (TBD): SpaceX Falcon 9 (Starlink satellites) May 5: SpaceX Falcon 9 (Starlink satellites) May 8: SpaceX Falcon 9 (Starlink satellites) May 16: SpaceX Falcon 9 (Starlink satellites) May 25: Sp… [+917 chars]
The eight planets in our solar system come in a wide variety of sizes. Some are true behemoths, while others are relatively small. Which planets are the biggest and which are the smallest? Jupiter … [+10130 chars]
