Europa
Uranus & Neptune May Keep “Hitler’s Acid” Stable Under Massive Pressure
A new study by a team of Russian researchers has shown that in the interiors of ice giants like Uranus…
Europa Clipper Team Braces For Bad News
Apparent uncertainty in the budget for the Europa Clipper mission could be bad news for its proponents.
Juno Transmits 1st Orbital Imagery after Swooping Arrival Over Jovian Cloud Tops and Powering Up
NASA’s newly arrived Jovian orbiter Juno has transmitted its first imagery since reaching orbit last week on July 4 after…
7 Days Out From Orbital Insertion, NASA’s Juno Images Jupiter and its Largest Moons
Now just 7 days out from a critical orbital insertion burn, NASA’s Jupiter-bound Juno orbiter is closing in fast on…
Weekly Space Hangout – May 27, 2016: Dr. Seth Shostak
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Dr. Seth Shostak is the Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute. He also heads…
Friendly Giants Have Cozy Habitable Zones Too
According to a recent study from the Carl Sagan Institute, aging red giant stars could still have habitable zones that…
How Do We Terraform Jupiter’s Moons?
Jupiter's four largest moons - the Galileans - have long been considered as possible sites for human habitation, and even…
NASA Invests In Radical Game-Changing Concepts For Exploration
As part of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program, NASA recently announced 13 radical proposals for funding and development
Icy Hot: Europa’s Frozen Crust Could Be Warmer Than We Thought
All the worlds may be ours except Europa but that only makes the ice-covered moon of Jupiter all the more intriguing. Beneath…
The Definitive Guide To Terraforming
Where, why, and how should we terraform? What are the challenges, and is such a thing even possible with the…