View larger. | Artist’s concept of the ancient lake in Gale crater on Mars and the river that flowed into it. Evidence from thinly layered sediments in Gale crater, studied
View larger. | Artist’s concept of the ancient lake in Gale crater on Mars and the river that flowed into it. Evidence from thinly layered sediments in Gale crater, studied
Purported chemotrophic microfossils from the Palaeoarchaean, from the 3.45 Gyr Kitty’s Gap Chert, Pilbara. (A) Electron micrographs of an interpreted colony of microorganisms on volcanic particles. (B) Detail of some
What can star variability—changes in a star’s brightness over time—teach astronomers about exoplanet habitability? This is what a recent study accepted to The Astronomical Journal hopes to address as a
The integrated intensity images of CH3OH transitions overlaid with dust continuum (black contours at σ and σ = 0.10 K). The integration intervals span from −2.5
Scientists have confirmed that colossal collisions between galaxies trigger titanic eruptions in the centers of those galaxies, and the discovery is thanks to an artificial intelligence tool that was able
As they roll across shadowed regions of the moon’s surface, future lunar rovers could develop hazardous buildups of electric charge on their wheels. Through new analysis published in Advances in
Material science plays a critical role in space exploration. So many of the challenges facing both crewed and non-crewed missions come down to factors like weight, thermal and radiation tolerance,
ESA’s first Scout mission, HydroGNSS, was launched on 28 November 2025, marking a significant step in advancing global understanding of water availability and the effects of climate change on Earth’s
Astronomers have spotted the longest gamma-ray burst ever seen, a cosmic explosion that lasted seven hours — and they determined it could be the work of a black hole destroying
BepiColombo is slowly uncovering more and more fun facts about Mercury as it continues its preliminary mission. One of the more interesting things found so far is a magnetic “chorus”






