As part of NASA’s Artemis campaign, the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, managed out of Johnson Space Center in Houston, is paving the way […]
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Private Venus Mission Plans to Retrieve Cloud Samples for Life Research
A private space mission is being developed to collect atmospheric samples from Venus and transport them to Earth for analysis. The initiative, led by planetary […]
Ancient Martian Ocean Shoreline Discovered Beneath Surface by Zhurong Rover
A buried shoreline from an ancient Martian ocean has been identified beneath the surface of the Red Planet. Data from China’s Zhurong rover, which explored […]
NASA Confirms Asteroid 2024 YR4 Will Not Hit Earth, Risk Reduced to Zero
The asteroid once considered the most significant impact risk in recorded history has been reclassified as non-threatening. Newly gathered data has confirmed that asteroid 2024 […]
NASA’s Juno Detects Io’s Most Powerful Volcanic Eruption Yet
A volcanic eruption of unprecedented scale has been observed on Jupiter’s moon Io, with a massive hotspot detected in the southern hemisphere. The discovery was […]
New Study Finds Active Lunar Tectonics, Challenges Moon’s Dormancy
A recent analysis of lunar surface features has challenged long-standing assumptions about the moon’s geological dormancy. Findings indicate that small ridges on the far side […]
NASA Scientists, Engineers Receive Presidential Early Career Awards
President Biden has named 19 researchers who contribute to NASA’s mission as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). These […]
NASA Scientists, Engineers Receive Presidential Early Career Awards
President Biden has named 19 researchers who contribute to NASA’s mission as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). These […]
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Ammonium Hydrosulfide Identified as Primary Component of Jupiter’s Clouds, Not Ammonia
Recent findings have challenged the traditional understanding of Jupiter’s clouds, showing they are not primarily composed of ammonia ice. Instead, it has been discovered that […]
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NASA’s Dawn Mission Unveils Insights into Vesta’s Mysterious Gullies Using Lab Simulations
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, which orbited the asteroid Vesta in 2012, captured images of mysterious gullies on its surface, raising questions about their origins. The asteroid, […]
