Water

The Moon's Southern Ice is Relatively Young

According to new research from the PSI, water ice found within permanently-shadowed craters on the Moon is younger than previously…

2 weeks ago

Good News! Astronauts are Drinking Almost all of Their Own Urine

Thanks to a new subsystem, called the Brine Processor Assembly (BPA) astronauts aboard the ISS can now recover most of…

3 months ago

Earth Might Have Formed in Just a Few Million Years

Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago. That simplistic statement is common, and it's a good starting point for understanding…

3 months ago

JWST Finds a Comet Still Holding Onto Water in the Main Asteroid Belt

Comets are instantly recognizable by their tails of gas and dust. Most comets originate in the far, frozen reaches of…

4 months ago

Remnants of a Relict Glacier Found Near the Equator on Mars

New results presented at the 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference could change our approach to Mars exploration. Scientists studying…

6 months ago

Water’s Epic Journey to Earth Began Before the Sun Formed

The origins of Earth's water is a complicated mystery that scientists have been untangling for decades. Life is impossible without…

7 months ago

Earth’s Water is 4.5 Billion Years Old

The origin of Earth's water has been an enduring mystery. There are different hypotheses and theories explaining how the water…

10 months ago

Could Life Survive on Frigid Exo-Earths? Maybe Under Ice Sheets

Our understanding of habitability relies entirely on the availability of liquid water. All life on Earth needs it, and there's…

10 months ago

Scientists Piece Together the Shoreline of an Ancient Ocean on Mars

Scientists have long suspected that Mars was once warm and wet in its ancient past. The Mars Ocean Hypothesis says…

11 months ago

Underground Liquid Water Detected on Mars? Maybe not

New research from Cornell University shows that radar reading from Mars' South Pole region may not have been caused by…

12 months ago