Planetary Sciences
Oct 2, 2023
Does lightning strike on Venus? Maybe not, study suggests
Venus may be a (slightly) gentler place than some scientists give it credit for.
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Earth Sciences
Sep 22, 2023
Earth's crust, tectonic plates gradually formed, geoscientists find
The Earth's crust continued a slow process of reworking for billions of years, rather than rapidly slowing its growth some 3 billion years ago, according to a Penn State-led research team. The new finding contradicts existing ...
Space Exploration
Sep 20, 2023
Juice: Why's it taking so long?
At their closest point in orbit, Earth and Jupiter are separated by almost 600 million kilometers. At the time of writing, five months after launch, Juice has already traveled 370 million kilometers, yet in time it's only ...
Planetary Sciences
Sep 19, 2023
Venus on Earth: NASA's VERITAS science team studies volcanic Iceland
With its crushing atmospheric pressure, clouds of sulfuric acid, and searing surface temperature, Venus is an especially challenging place to study. But scientists know that observing its surface can provide key insights ...
Astronomy
Sep 16, 2023
Signs of life? Why astronomers are excited about CO2 and methane in the atmosphere of an alien world
Are we alone? This question is nearly as old as humanity itself. Today, this question in astronomy focuses on finding life beyond our planet. Are we, as a species, and as a planet, alone? Or is there life somewhere else?
Astrobiology
Sep 16, 2023
Possible hints of life found on distant planet. How excited should we be?
Data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has shown that an exoplanet around a star in the constellation Leo has some of the chemical markers that, on Earth, are associated with living organisms. But these are vague ...
Astronomy
Sep 12, 2023
Flashes of light in Venusian atmosphere may be meteors, not lightning
A team of planetary scientists at Arizona State University has found evidence that the multitude of bright flashes in Venus' atmosphere may be due to meteors passing through, not lightning strikes. In their paper published ...
Space Exploration
Aug 23, 2023
Venus flyby sends Parker Solar Probe toward record-setting flights around the sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe zoomed past Venus on Aug. 21, using the planet's gravity to aim toward a record-setting series of flights around the sun that start next month.
Planetary Sciences
Aug 21, 2023
Floating seismometers could help peer into the core of Venus
Seismology has been ubiquitous on Earth for decades, and missions such as InSight have recently provided the same data for the inside of Mars. Understanding a planet's inner workings is key to understanding its geology and ...
Space Exploration
Aug 11, 2023
Solar system fingerprints found in memories of ESA flotilla
Memories of solar impact from seven ESA spacecraft have been collected and analyzed in a first-of-its-kind study to better understand the radiation environment in space. Huge amounts of engineering data has been used to reveal ...
