solar system exploration
How Did Life Get Started on Earth? Atmospheric Haze Might Have Been the Key
A recent study accepted to The Planetary Science Journal investigates how the organic hazes that existed on Earth between the…
Venus’ Clouds Contain Sulfuric Acid. That’s Not a Problem for Life.
A recent study published in Astrobiology investigates the potential habitability in the clouds of Venus, specifically how amino acids, which…
Planetary Surfaces: Why study them? Can they help us find life elsewhere?
Universe Today recently explored the importance of studying impact craters and what they can teach us about finding life beyond…
Impact Craters: Why study them and can they help us find life elsewhere?
When we look at the Moon, either through a pair of binoculars, a telescope, or past footage from the Apollo…
Should We Send Humans to Pluto?
Universe Today has examined the potential for sending humans to Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, the planet Venus, and Saturn’s largest…
Should We Send Humans to Europa?
Universe Today recently examined the potential for sending humans to the planet Venus despite its extremely harsh surface conditions. But…
Should We Send Humans to Venus?
NASA is preparing to send humans back to the Moon with the Artemis missions in the next few years as…
Solar Sails Could Reach Mars in Just 26 Days
A recent study submitted to Acta Astronautica explores the potential for using aerographite solar sails for traveling to Mars and…
Interpreting Dune Patterns: Insights from Earth and Mars
A recent study published in the journal Geology attempts to interpret the patterns of dunes, which are sand mounds frequently…
Jupiter’s Moons Get the JWST Treatment
A pair of studies published in JGR: Planets and Science Advances discuss new findings from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope…