Space

Recent data gathered by NASA's Juno spacecraft has revealed the presence of mineral salts and organic compounds on Jupiter's colossal moon, Ganymede. A report published in the journal Nature Astronomy just yesterday unveils these discoveries, potentially offering valuable insights to...

Astronauts from Apollo 17 brought back some tiny crystals from the Moon in 1972. Scientists have now figured out that the Moon is older than we thought. Before this, we believed it was about 4.425 billion years old. However,...

A new study on asteroid mining has considered the potential and obstacles involved in taking this concept from a small-scale practice to a booming industry. The report, authored by Ian Lange at the Colorado School of Mines, highlights the potential...

Planetary scientists aim to look for signs of life in what they think used to be a muddy lake on Mars. After careful examination of what they believe are dried-up remains of a mud lake in Mars' equatorial region,...

The Orionoid meteor shower, which NASA described as "one of the most beautiful showers," is set to peak today. The Orionoids, named after the Orion constellation, are celebrated by NASA for their brightness and speed. The meteors can travel at...

In a recent report, scientists unveiled remarkable news about Mars. They discovered that the most powerful quake ever on Mars didn't happen because of a crashing space rock. Instead, it was caused by the planet's own internal tectonic forces....

A recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters utilized data from the James Webb Space Telescope's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) to discover tiny quartz crystals high up in the atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-17 b. This exoplanet is about 1,324 light-years...

A city-size comet is racing toward Earth and will reach the closest point on April 21, 2024. The comet which goes by the name 12P/Pons-Brooks, and it is a special kind of comet known as a cryovolcanic comet or cold...

An extraterrestrial expert examined the so-called 'alien bodies' found in Mexico and suggested they might not be from space but something even stranger. Since their discovery just a month ago, the preserved remains have caused quite a stir around the...

The Kuiper Belt is a vast ring with thousands of large, unknown, icy objects and small planets that orbit our solar system. In a recent study, which hasn't been published yet but is getting attention from the scientific community, experts...