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Worlds near and far—atmospheres, habitability, and planetary formation.
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Jersey Skies: Europa spacecraft approaches Earth
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (279+ words) NASA’s Europa Clipper will fly past Earth on its way to Jupiter to explore its icy moon Europa. NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s Europa Clipper was launched almost two years ago. The spacecraft’s mission is to explore Jupiter’s moon Europa. On its…...
Oil Region Astronomical Society Announces October Events, Registration Deadlines
7+ hour, 47+ min ago (248+ words) ASTROBLAST 2026 and an international workshop bringing professional and amateur astronomers together are planned for early October at the Oil Region Astronomy Learning Center. Oil Region Astronomical Society CRANBERRY, Pa. (EYT) — The Oil Region Astronomical Society is reminding astronomy enthusiasts about…...
Missouri S&T to host fall observatory events
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (147+ words) Amateur astronomers are invited to observe the skies through the 16-inch telescope at the Missouri S&T Observatory this fall. Weather permitting, the S&T Astronomical Research Society will host free viewings throughout the fall semester. Six upcoming viewings are…...
Small Lunar Towns Could Sustain Themselves on the Moon's Water for Centuries
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (577+ words) Learn how long the moon’s water supply could last as human settlements grow, and the answer may depend on recycling and finding more water. With every year, space programs are bringing us closer to a permanent presence on the moon....
Did Venus Eat its Own Moon?
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (275+ words) The mystery of why our sister planet is alone 3:00 PM CDT on September 14, 2026 Venus is sometimes called Earth’s twin (or our “evil twin,” which seems a little harsh). That’s because the second planet from the sun is roughly the same…...
Venus May Have Had a Moon for Nearly 2 Billion Years—Before It Ate It - AOL
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (483+ words) To find out what might have happened if Venus had a moon of its own, a team of scientists ran simulations of the planet with a hypothetical satellite companion. In almost all scenarios, the Venusian moon’s fate was sealed as…...
Astronomy Picture of the Day - Where Your Elements Came From
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (285+ words) Explanation: The hydrogen in your body and present in every molecule of water came from the Big Bang. There are no other appreciable sources of hydrogen in the universe. The carbon in your body was made by nuclear fusion in…...
Venus ate its moon | UCR News | UC Riverside
5+ hour, 46+ min ago (715+ words) Study explains why Earth’s ‘twin’ lacks rocky satellite Scientists have long speculated why Venus, with a similar size, mass, and structure to Earth, doesn’t have a moon. New UC Riverside research shows it’s because our hungry twin likely swallowed it....
1,000 simulations prove Earth isn't special, shattering cosmic myth | RBC-Ukraine
18+ hour, 2+ min ago (246+ words) Planets suitable for life may form naturally - without a rare coincidence of cosmic circumstances. Planetologists reached this conclusion after conducting over 1,000 computer simulations of terrestrial planet formation, according to SciTech Daily. For the past 30 years, scientists modeled planet formation using…...
Garnet had never been confirmed in a Martian meteorite until researchers examining NWA 8171 at the Royal Ontario Museum found andradite inside a fragment smaller than one millimetre. Some surrounding minerals carry Martian chemistry, but scientists cannot yet tell whether it records an unknown magma, ancient fluid alteration, metamorphism—or debris from an asteroid that struck Mars.
18+ hour, 33+ min ago (766+ words) Andradite in the NWA 8171 Martian breccia is secure, but its tiny host clast could record Martian magma, alteration, metamorphism or material delivered by an impactor. By Deep Field · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published September 14, 2026 · How we edit A rounded grain…...