Intensity data of visible light seen by a camera can be plotted as a 3D elevation landscape. The new computer animation, created by citizen scientist and...
NASA has released beautiful photos taken by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope of the ice giant Neptune, its dusty rings, and seven moons.
This...
The Seismic Experiment for Internal Structure (SEIS) seismometer on NASA’s InSight lander picked up vibrations and sounds from four space rocks that...
Using the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and the Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) aboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have...
In 2014, NASA’s Curiosity rover found evidence of organic matter in rock-powder samples from Gale crater, and NASA’s Perseverance rover has detected...
The new images, taken with the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) aboard ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft on April 24, 2022, show the Holden Basin in...
Even though Mars does not have a global magnetic field like the Earth, it still possesses multiple kinds of aurora. One of these is proton aurora, which...
Carbon plays a vital role in geological processes occurring in the Earth’s interior. While most carbon on our planet exists in its core, whether or not...
According to a series of four papers by the Perseverance science team, the floor of Jezero crater had eroded more than planetary researchers expected....
New research led by Curtin University geologists suggests that regions of space with dense interstellar clouds may send more high-energy comets crashing...
The two new images of Jupiter were taken with Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), which has three specialized infrared filters that showcase details...
The newly-released map shows the locations and abundances of secondary minerals formed through interaction with water on Mars. It is based on the analysis...
NASA’s Curiosity rover successfully landed in Gale Crater on Mars on August 5, 2012, to search for evidence that the Red Planet could once have supported...
Tridymite is a high-temperature, low-pressure form of quartz that is extremely rare on Earth, and it wasn’t clear how a chunk of it ended up in Gale...
Planetary rings are often speculated as being a relatively common attribute of giant planets, partly based on their prevalence within the Solar System....
The new image from the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) aboard ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft shows sections of Ius Chasma and Tithonium Chasma —...
Several images of Jupiter and its moons as well as images and spectra of solar system asteroids from Webb’s commissioning period are now available on...
New research shows that the Martian meteorite Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034, known more commonly as ‘Black Beauty,’ was ejected between 5 and 10 milliom...
University of Toronto astronomer Evelyn Macdonald and her colleagues have identified substantial differences in surface temperature, sea ice and water...
