Planetary Science

Space Many small moons in our solar system have boiling oceans hidden beneath their ice

New research shows some small moons may have oceans that boil under ice, driving plumes and cracks while bigger moons buckle instead.

Space NASA orbiter data challenges the idea that liquid water exists on Mars Joseph Shavit

Space Scientists reveal Theia’s origins before it struck early Earth and formed the Moon Joseph Shavit

Space Chang’e-6 samples show ancient lunar impacts left rust on the Moon Joshua Shavit

Space Massive stellar explosion reshapes what we know about planetary safety and stability Joseph Shavit

Space Underground water in Martian dunes points to hidden habitable zones Joseph Shavit

Space Saturn’s icy moon may host a stable ocean fit for life Joshua Shavit

Space Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io is burning much hotter than expected Joseph Shavit

Space Earth’s magnetic field flipped wildly 565 million years ago and life changed forever Joseph Shavit

Space Oceans in the fire: How magma and hydrogen forge massive quantities of planetary water Joseph Shavit

Space White dwarf star is still feasting on dead Earth-like planet 3 billion years later Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Madagascar’s tilted past: How two ancient rifts sculpted a living island Joshua Shavit

Space Newly discovered ‘super-Earth’ offers prime target in search for alien life Joshua Shavit

Space How a young Jupiter saved Earth from falling into the Sun Joseph Shavit

Space Moon dust from Chang’e-6 mission reveals asteroids carried water to Earth Joseph Shavit

Space NASA confirms a new quasi-moon orbiting the Earth until 2083 Joshua Shavit

Space Moon’s largest impact crater helps explain why the near side and far side look so different Joshua Shavit