Meteorite From Outer Solar System Challenges Planet Formation Timeline in Early Solar System
A minuscule meteorite seems to be rewriting the history of our solar system. The 50-gram Northwest Africa 12264 has brought…
Tag: Planetary science
Mission Accomplished! Artemis ROADS III National Challenge Competitors Celebrate their Achievements
The NASA Science Activation program’s Northwest Earth and Space Sciences Pathways (NESSP) team has successfully concluded the 2024–2025 Artemis ROADS…
Meet the Johnson CLPS Team Supporting NASA’s Lunar Exploration Goals
As part of NASA’s Artemis campaign, the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, managed out of Johnson Space Center in…
Private Venus Mission Plans to Retrieve Cloud Samples for Life Research
A private space mission is being developed to collect atmospheric samples from Venus and transport them to Earth for analysis.…
Ancient Martian Ocean Shoreline Discovered Beneath Surface by Zhurong Rover
A buried shoreline from an ancient Martian ocean has been identified beneath the surface of the Red Planet. Data from…
NASA Confirms Asteroid 2024 YR4 Will Not Hit Earth, Risk Reduced to Zero
The asteroid once considered the most significant impact risk in recorded history has been reclassified as non-threatening. Newly gathered data…
New Study Challenges Great Filter Theory, Suggests Life Evolves with Planetary Changes
The likelihood of intelligent life emerging elsewhere in the universe may not be as improbable as previously believed, as suggested…
Scientists Observe Rare Plastic Ice, A Hybrid Form of Ice and Water, Under Extreme Pressure and Heat
A rare phase of ice, believed to exist deep within icy exoplanets and moons, has been observed in laboratory conditions…
Asteroid 2024 YR4 Has a 2.3 Percent Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032, Says NASA
A newly discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, has been identified as a potential threat, with calculations indicating a 2.3 percent chance…
Over 1 Million Interstellar Objects Could Be Hidden in Our Solar System
A new study has suggested that over 1 million interstellar objects, each larger than the Statue of Liberty, could be…