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Published Exploring the possibility of extraterrestrial life living in caves - Exploring the Possibility of Extraterrestrial Life Living in Caves


For millennia, caves have served as shelters for prehistoric humans. Caves have also intrigued schol...
Published Hubble captures birth of giant storm on Neptune - Hubble Captures Birth of Giant Storm on Neptune


Images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope document the formation of a Great Dark Spot on Neptune fo...
Published Do Earth-like exoplanets have magnetic fields? Far-off radio signal is promising sign - Do Earth-like exoplanets have magnetic fields? Far-off radio signal is promising sign



Earth's magnetic field does more than keep everyone's compass needles pointed in the same direction....
Published Moon mission delays could increase risks from solar storms - Moon Mission Delays Could Increase Risks from Solar Storms


Although patterns in the timing of moderate space weather events are known, the most extreme and dan...
Published Scientists image a bright meteoroid explosion in Jupiter's atmosphere - Scientists Image a Bright Meteoroid Explosion in Jupiter's Atmosphere


From aboard the Juno spacecraft, an instrument observing auroras serendipitously spotted a bright fl...
Published Astronomers discover first cloudless, Jupiter-like planet - Astronomers Discover First Cloudless, Jupiter-Like Planet


Astronomers have detected the first Jupiter-like planet without clouds or haze in its observable atm...
Published The give and take of mega-flares from stars - The Give and Take of Mega-Flares from Stars


The long relationships between stars and the planets around them - including the Sun and the Earth -...
Published New solar active region spitting out flares - New Solar Active Region Spitting Out Flares



An active region on the sun, numbered AR 1504, rotated into view over the left side of the sun on Ju...
Published 'Ears' for rover Perseverance's exploration of Mars - Ears for Rover Perseverance's Exploration of Mars


Scientists have built instruments to give humans eyes and a nose on Mars -- and now they are helping...
Published NASA spacecraft becomes first to orbit a dwarf planet - NASA Spacecraft Becomes First to Orbit a Dwarf Planet


NASA's Dawn spacecraft has become the first mission to achieve orbit around a dwarf planet. The spac...
Published Hubble captures movie of DART asteroid impact debris - Hubble Captures Movie of DART Asteroid Impact Debris


In 2022 NASA embarked on a bold experiment to see if they could change an asteroid's velocity by sma...
Published NASA's Lucy to fly past thousands of objects for Earth gravity assist - NASA's Lucy to Fly Past Thousands of Objects for Earth Gravity Assist


Mission engineers will track NASA's Lucy spacecraft nonstop as it prepares to swoop near Earth on Oc...
Published Saturn hasn't always had rings - Saturn's Surprising History: The Discovery of its Rings


In its last days, the Cassini spacecraft looped between Saturn and its rings so that Earth-based rad...
Published NASA's Perseverance rover investigates geologically rich Mars terrain - NASA's Perseverance Rover Explores Mars' Geologically Rich Terrain


NASA's Perseverance rover is well into its second science campaign, collecting rock-core samples fro...
Published Traces of ancient ocean discovered on Mars - Traces of Ancient Ocean Discovered on Mars



A recently released set of topography maps provides new evidence for an ancient northern ocean on Ma...
Published Lightning impacts edge of space in ways not previously observed - Lightning Impacts Edge of Space in Ways Not Previously Observed


A team of researchers working with data collected by an Incoherent Scatter Radar (ISR) have examined...
Published Martian meteorite upsets planet formation theory - Martian Meteorite Upsets Planet Formation Theory


A new study of an old meteorite contradicts current thinking about how rocky planets like the Earth...
Published Dawn maps Ceres craters where ice can accumulate - Dawn Maps Ceres Craters Where Ice Can Accumulate


Scientists with NASA's Dawn mission have identified permanently shadowed regions on the dwarf planet...
Published Mercury's origins traced to rare meteorite - Mercury's Origins Traced to Rare Meteorite


Geologists trace Mercury's origins to weird, rare meteorite, and find planet cooled dramatically sho...
Published 'Hot Jupiters' provoke their own host suns to wobble - Hot Jupiters Provoke Their Own Host Suns to Wobble


Blame the 'hot Jupiters.' These large, gaseous exoplanets can make their suns wobble when they wend...