But what is the science behind extraterrestrial life? Is it possible that humans will ever experience "first contact" with an ...

Triton returns to the edge of the solar system in search of answers—where did Neptune’s moons really come from? What secrets is Neptune hiding? A cosmic story of capture, identity, and moon-sized ...

There have been proposed hypotheses as to how the Moon could have developed a core dynamo. For instance, a 2022 analysis ...

The puzzling behavior of Titan's atmosphere has been revealed. The team has shown that the thick, hazy atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon doesn't spin in line with its surface, but instead wobbles ...

When it descends through the thick golden haze on Saturn’s moon Titan, NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft will find eerily familiar ...

Astronomers have long been intrigued by the makeup of the asteroid belt’s largest body. When it was first spotted in 1801, ...

NASA’s astrobiology ambitions are at risk of collapsing under the White House’s proposed budget. But your voice can make a ...

Participate in NASA’s International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, Oct. 21, 6:30-10 p.m., at the Triton College Cernan Earth and Space Center. Look through Triton and the Chicago Astronomical ...

This also opens new doors for future human missions, especially as NASA prepares to send astronauts back to the moon through its Artemis program. Here are the details about the same. NASA ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Enceladus, Saturn's moon, exhibits geysers that may originate from a "mushy zone" within its icy shell rather than a subsurface ocean. This zone forms through ...

Triton, Neptune’s largest moon, uniquely orbits backwards compared to the planet’s rotation. Photo Credit: NASA Enceladus, Saturn's moon, has icy geysers, making it a fascinating scientific ...

A problem with a space capsule heat shield has forced NASA to postpone two highly anticipated flights to the moon, including one that would land astronauts on the lunar surface. The heat shield is ...