17+ hour ago   (492+ words) Mercury isn't the planet scientists thought it was. New research digging into old NASA data has uncovered something that had been hiding in plain sight for years, a clue about the planet's past that could change everything we thought we…...

18+ hour, 59+ min ago   (723+ words) Ancient dust from asteroid Ryugu reveals how nitrogen-rich compounds may have formed and survived before reaching young planets. Tiny grains collected from asteroid Ryugu have revealed how nitrogen-rich compounds may have formed and survived in space before reaching young planets....

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (730+ words) A new study suggests that tiny salt fractures on Mars could temporarily trap liquid water and create protected environments for microbial life. A new study suggests that microscopic cracks inside Martian salt crystals could temporarily hold liquid water, creating possible…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (645+ words) Hayabusa2 has completed the first successful laser ranging experiment during an asteroid flyby, opening new possibilities for deep-space exploration. The experiment took place during the spacecraft’s encounter with asteroid Torifune on July 5, 2026, as part of the Hayabusa2 Extended Mission. The achievement expands…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (469+ words) Nasa’s curiosity rover has reached 5000 martian days on mars, marking a milestone in a mission that continues to study the planet’s ancient environments. When curiosity landed inside Gale crater on August 6, 2012, the rover began investigating whether mars once contained environments…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (643+ words) Astronomers have uncovered new evidence about the frozen birthplace of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. The results indicate that the object likely developed in temperatures below -240°C (-400°F), suggesting a birthplace located in the distant frozen outskirts of another star system. Such…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (985+ words) Scientists have demonstrated a new method to produce methane fuel from Martian carbon dioxide using an advanced copper catalyst. Researchers at the University of Mississippi have developed a method that could help future Mars missions produce rocket fuel directly from…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (671+ words) NASA’s Hubble and Webb telescopes have revealed that tiny objects beyond Neptune may preserve the earliest history of planet formation. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope have revealed that some of the smallest objects beyond Neptune still…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (667+ words) A tiny asteroid detected just hours before impact has shown how quickly modern planetary defence systems can respond. An asteroid only about 80 centimetres wide was detected in space just hours before it entered Earth’s atmosphere, giving scientists a rare opportunity…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (530+ words) A new study reveals organic carbon in ancient Martian river rocks, adding another clue to the search for past life beyond Earth. A new analysis of ancient rocks on Mars has revealed organic carbon compounds that may provide new clues…...