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Enceladus Has Subsurface Sea, Scientists Say

This color view of Enceladus was taken by Cassini spacecraft on 31 January 2011, from a distance of 50,330 miles (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SSI / G. Ugarković).
Apr 3, 2014 by News Staff

New gravity data from ESA’s Cassini spacecraft reveal that Enceladus – the sixth-largest of the moons of Saturn – harbors a regional subsurface sea at depths of 30 to 40 km. This color view of Enceladus was taken by Cassini spacecraft on 31 January 2011, from a distance of 50,330 miles (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SSI / G. Ugarković) Planetary scientists led by Dr Luciano Iess of Sapienza Università di Roma in Italy investigated the quadrupole...

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New study shows that lunar cycle modulates human sleep and melatonin rhythms (Image: Luc Viatour)

Geologic Clock Helps Scientists Determine Moon’s Age

Apr 3, 2014 by News Staff

Planetary researchers headed by Dr Seth Jacobson from the Observatory de la Cote d’Azur in Nice, France, say they have determined that the Moon formed...

This false-color composite image shows the glory phenomenon on Venus. The glory is 1,200 km across, as seen from the Venus Express orbiter, 6,000 km away. Image credit: ESA / MPS / DLR / IDA.

Spacecraft Sees Rainbow-Like Optical Effect on Venus

Mar 12, 2014 by News Staff

ESA’s Venus Express orbiter has captured an image of a ‘glory’ – a rare rainbow-like optical phenomenon – in the atmosphere of Venus. This...

This image shows small pieces of the asteroid P/2013 R3. Image credit: NASA / ESA / D. Jewitt, UCLA.

Astronomers See Break-up of Asteroid P/2013 R3

Mar 7, 2014 by News Staff

A team of scientists using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have witnessed for the first time the disintegration of an asteroid. This image shows small...

This SEM image shows spherulitic features encased in both an upper, false-colored orange, and lower layer of iddingsite. Image credit: White LM et al.

Yamato-000593: Meteorite Provides More Evidence that Water Once Flowed on Mars

Mar 3, 2014 by News Staff

NASA planetary scientists say they have found evidence of past water movement throughout a Martian meteorite. This SEM image shows spheroidal features...

Saturn's northern ultraviolet aurora taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Image credit: J.D. Nichols / University of Leicester / NASA / ESA.

Hubble, Cassini See Auroras on Saturn

Feb 15, 2014 by News Staff

Detailed images of auroras at Saturn’s north and south poles have been captured by astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and Cassini...

Ganymede. Image credit: U.S. Geological Survey.

Planetary Scientists Create Global Geologic Map of Ganymede

Feb 13, 2014 by Enrico de Lazaro

U.S. Geological Survey researchers have produced the first complete global geologic map of the Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede. Global geologic map...

Recurring slope lineae emanating from bedrock exposures at Palikir crater on Mars during southern summer. Image credit: Lujendra Ojha et al / Geophysical Research Letters.

Mars: Scientists Examine Possible Water Flows

Feb 11, 2014 by News Staff

Planetary researchers led by Georgia Institute of Technology PhD candidate Lujendra Ojha have examined Martian recurrent slope lineae (RSL) – mysterious,...

This is a schematic view of the peanut-shaped asteroid Itokawa. Image credit: ESO / JAXA.

Itokawa: Scientists Reveal Structure of Strange Asteroid

Feb 5, 2014 by News Staff

Using very precise ground-based observations with ESO’s New Technology Telescope (NTT), an international team of planetary scientists has found that...

Scientists Create Map of Solar System’s Asteroids

Jan 30, 2014 by News Staff

Planetary scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and European Space Astronomy have created a map of more than 100,000 asteroids throughout...

This is an artist's impression of the dwarf planet Ceres. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech.

Ceres: Water Vapor Detected on Dwarf Planet

Jan 23, 2014 by News Staff

Astronomers using the Herschel Space Observatory have detected water vapor on the dwarf planet Ceres, the biggest object in the main asteroid belt. This...

Titan and Rhea. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Space Science Institute.

Cassini Captures New Images of Saturn, Titan, Rhea, Enceladus

Dec 29, 2013 by News Staff

NASA’s Cassini team has released stunning new images of Saturn and its three moons – Titan, Enceladus and Rhea. Saturn. Image credit: NASA...

Andrew Williams, a multimedia composer at the University of Leicester, provides insight into the sounds of space. Image credit: Andrew Williams.

British Project Reveals ‘Animalistic’ Sounds of Space

Dec 25, 2013 by News Staff

A project led by Andrew Williams from the University of Leicester’s Space Center has revealed the ‘animalistic’ sounds in the dark, cold...

Mars. Image credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

Mars: First Radiation Measurements from Planet’s Surface

Dec 19, 2013 by News Staff

Scientists using the Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) aboard the Mars Science Laboratory’s Curiosity rover have made detailed measurements of...

This artist's impression shows Jupiter and its moon Europa using actual Jupiter and Europa images in visible light. The Hubble ultraviolet images showing the faint emission from the newly discovered water vapor plumes have been superimposed, respecting the size but not the brightness of the plumes. Image credit: NASA / ESA / M. Kornmesser / L. Roth, Southwest Research Institute and University of Cologne / J. Saur, University of Cologne / K. Retherford, Southwest Research Institute / D. Strobel and P. Feldman, Johns Hopkins University / M. McGrath, Marshall Space Flight Center / F. Nimmo, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Europa: Huge Water Vapor Plumes Seen Erupting from Jupiter’s Moon

Dec 13, 2013 by News Staff

An international team of astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has discovered strong evidence of giant water-vapor geysers shooting off...

Recurrent slope linea on the south-facing slope of a crater on the floor of Melas Chasma, Mars. Image credit: McEwen AS et al / NASA / JPL-Caltech / University of Arizona.

Mars: Scientists Find Evidence of Present-Day Water

Dec 12, 2013 by News Staff

Observations from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed what may be seasonal flows of salty water. Recurrent slope linea on the south-facing...

NASA Scientists Discover Evidence of Ancient Lake on Mars

Dec 10, 2013 by News Staff

Researchers from NASA’s Curiosity rover mission have found evidence that there was once an ancient lake on Mars that may have been able to support...

This image of the comet Lovejoy was taken on December 3, 2013 by Subaru Telescope. Image credit: Masafumi Yagi / NAOJ.

C/2013 R1: Astronomers Zoom in on Tail of Comet Lovejoy

Dec 9, 2013 by News Staff

A team of astronomers from Japan and the United States using Subaru Telescope has captured an image of the comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy’s ion tail. This...

4.43-billion-year-old Martian meteorite NWA 7533. Image credit: Meteorites.tv.

Meteoritic Zircons Help Determine Age of Martian Crust: 4.43 Billion Years

Nov 29, 2013 by News Staff

Zircons – one of the most commonly used geochronometers – found within the Martian meteorite NWA 7533 have enabled an international team of scientists...

NASA astronomers say ‘no more nucleus.’ Image credit: ESA / NASA / SOHO.

Comet ISON Likely Disintegrated by Sun

Nov 28, 2013 by News Staff

A new image from NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory suggests the comet ISON has broken up. NASA astronomers say ‘no more nucleus.’ Image...

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