The International Astronomical Union (IAU) — the official body that governs the designations of all celestial bodies — in their capacity of purveyors of all things…
Read the articleNASA is developing a lunar rover to find and analyze water and other materials trapped in deep freezes at the moon’s poles and to demonstrate how…
Read the articleThe surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa exposes material churned up from inside the moon and also material resulting from matter and energy coming from above. If…
Read the articleAn ice cloud taking shape over Titan’s south pole is the latest sign that the change of seasons is setting off a cascade of radical changes…
Read the articleHardware from a spacecraft that the Soviet Union landed on Mars in 1971 might appear in images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. While following news about…
Read the articleThe following are statements from the associate administrators of NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, Science Mission Directorate and Space Technology Mission Directorate on the…
Read the articleDramatic underground explosions, perhaps involving ice, are responsible for the pits inside these two large martian impact craters, imaged by ESA’s Mars Express on 4 January.…
Read the articleMars has lost much of its original atmosphere, but what’s left remains quite active, recent findings from NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity indicate. Rover team members reported…
Read the articleIn the wake of the Space Shuttle’s demise, new spacecraft are being developed in droves. While all existing craft are space capsules, not unlike those used…
Read the articleThe hundreds of volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io aren’t where they’re supposed to be, scientists say. Io’s major volcanic activity is concentrated 30 to 60 degrees…
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