A Relict Glacier near Mars’ Equator. (NASA MRO HiRISE and CRISM false color composite). Credit: Pascal Lee The preservation of water ice at shallow depths…
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The search for extraterrestrial life has been a topic of scientific inquiry and public fascination for decades. Scientists use various methods, such as studying other…
A new international research hub will coordinate global expertise to prepare humanity for extraterrestrial life. A new research hub examines how to respond to life beyond…
An artist’s impression of early Mars. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser/N. Risinger (skysurvey.org) Early MarsMars is the second smallest planet in our solar system and the fourth…
April 22, 2021, Lyrid meteor shower radiants in CAMS data (yellow dots) from long-period comet Thatcher. Credit: P. Jenniskens / SETI Institute Researchers report that…
Figure 1: Mars Biosphere Engine. a, The zonally averaged Mars elevation from MOLA8 shows how the formation of the planetary crustal dichotomy has driven hydrology…
HiRISE camera view of Krupac crater on Mars featuring gullies along the rim and RSL lower down the crater wall. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona A…
Help NASA find exoplanets, worlds beyond our solar system, through a newly launched website called Planet Patrol. This citizen science platform allows members of the…
Earth-bound astronomers use the transit method — measuring the dim in a star’s light when a planet passes directly between the star and its observer…
Analysis of a portion of the data looks at nearby stars that could see Earth transiting sun. On Friday (February 14, 2020), the Breakthrough Listen…