-
Does Mars have a moon?Mars is smaller than Earth, but does it have any moons?
-
Why does Mars look purple, yellow and orange in ESA's stunning new satellite image?Surprising colors and stunning features are captured in a new image of Mars' surface.
-
James Webb telescope discovers its first planet — a Saturn-size 'shepherd' still glowing red hot from its formationNestled inside a planetary ring 110 light-years from Earth, a planet spotted by the James Webb telescope is the lightest exoplanet ever detected.
-
Alcohol-soaked star system could help explain 'why life, including us, was able to form'The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array has detected methanol isotopes around a nearby star, which could help explain why the ingredients for life are present on Earth.
6 Comments -
Mars rover captures first close-up photos of giant 'spiderwebs' on the Red PlanetNASA's Curiosity rover has snapped its first images of web-like "boxwork" features on the surface of Mars. The zig-zagging rocks could provide clues about the Red Planet's watery past and whether it once harbored extraterrestrial life.
2 Comments -
Is Mars really red? A physicist explains the truth.Mars isn't a bright, fire-engine red, but the iron oxide in its rocks makes it appear redder than other planets, especially from afar.
-
JWST spies frigid alien world on bizarre orbit: 'One of the coldest, oldest and faintest planets that we've imaged to date'The James Webb Space Telescope has notched another milestone, capturing a direct image of one of the coldest and oldest known exoplanets.
-
James Webb telescope discovers 'a new kind of climate' on Pluto, unlike anything else in our solar systemNew James Webb Space Telescope data reveal Pluto's high-altitude haze is a key driver of the climate on the dwarf planet, offering clues to Earth's ancient atmosphere.
-
NASA spots Martian volcano twice the height of Mount Everest bursting through the morning clouds: Space photo of the weekA new panorama from NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter shows Arsia Mons, one of the largest volcanoes on Mars, rising above a thick blanket of clouds before dawn.
