5+ hour, 54+ min ago   (633+ words) For decades, Mars has been known as a frozen desert. Now, scientists are investigating a hidden feature of its minerals that could reveal a completely different story about water on the planet. A new study suggests that tiny fractures inside…...

23+ hour, 56+ min ago   (230+ words) Scientists have found that moonquakes could become the key to locating buried lunar ice, a breakthrough with major implications for future Artemis missions. “It’s crucial to identify any materials on the moon that an astronaut can make use of while…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (533+ words) One unusually preserved rock layer has allowed scientists to revisit one of the biggest asteroid events in Earth's history. Their findings uncover a little-known piece of the aftermath that remained hidden for millions of years. The asteroid that struck Earth…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (543+ words) Recovered after an unexpected fall in New Jersey, a meteorite has provided scientists with a rare opportunity to examine material that has traveled across space for millions of years. The meteorite struck a home in Hillsborough, Somerset County, on July…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (516+ words) A camping trip search exposed a vast scar hidden in Quebec’s wilderness, leading scientists to evidence of an impact 390 million years ago. A circular formation surrounding Lake Marsal in northeastern Quebec first appeared on Joël Lapointe’s computer screen while he…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (979+ words) Ancient rocks returned from the moon’s far side are challenging long-held ideas about the early solar system’s asteroid impact history. Ancient samples collected from the far side of the moon have revealed a new timeline of asteroid bombardment, showing that…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (818+ words) A massive asteroid breakup 800 million years ago may have sent a wave of debris through the inner Solar System. The research focuses on a period when the inner solar system may have experienced an unusual increase in large asteroid impacts....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (579+ words) NASA is preparing six airborne science missions to investigate major environmental changes across Earth. The upcoming missions will deploy aircraft, balloons, drones, and advanced scientific instruments to collect measurements across different regions of the planet. These platforms allow researchers to…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (634+ words) A volcanic event unlike anything seen in modern times created one of Earth’s largest underwater formations. Now, researchers are piecing together the hidden story buried beneath it. One of Earth’s largest volcanic events did far more than create the Ontong…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (333+ words) The Daily Galaxy Three flat-topped hills rising between 1,000 and 1,300 feet above the desert floor in southern Mauritania caught an astronaut’s eye, as the International Space Station passed overhead To the west, the ground is bare and windswept, entirely free…...