NASA’s New Edition of Graphic Novel Features Europa Clipper – NASA Science

NASA’s New Edition of Graphic Novel Features Europa Clipper – NASA Science

4 min read NASA’s Perseverance Captures ‘Googly Eye’ During Solar Eclipse The tiny, potato-shaped moon Phobos, one of two Martian moons, cast a silhouette as it passed in front of the Sun, creating an eye in Mars’ sky. From its perch on the western wall of Mars’ Jezero Crater, NASA’s Perseverance rover recently spied a … Read more

NASA’s Perseverance Captures ‘Googly Eye’ During Solar Eclipse – NASA

NASA’s Perseverance Captures ‘Googly Eye’ During Solar Eclipse – NASA

NASA’s Perseverance rover captured the silhouette of the Martian moon Phobos as it passed in front of the Sun on Sept. 30, 2024. The video shows the transit speeded up by four times, followed by the eclipse in real time. NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS The tiny, potato-shaped moon Phobos, one of two Martian moons, cast a silhouette as … Read more

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Looks Back While Climbing Slippery Slope – NASA

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Looks Back While Climbing Slippery Slope – NASA

On its way up the side of Jezero Crater, the agency’s latest Red Planet off-roader peers all the way back to its landing site and scopes the path ahead.   NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is negotiating a steeply sloping route up Jezero Crater’s western wall with the aim of cresting the rim in early December. … Read more

Journey to a Water World: NASA’s Europa Clipper Is Ready to Launch – NASA

Journey to a Water World: NASA’s Europa Clipper Is Ready to Launch – NASA

Find details about the launch sequences for the orbiter, which is targeting an Oct. 14 liftoff on its mission to search for ingredients of life at Jupiter’s moon Europa. In less than 24 hours, NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft is slated to launch from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket. … Read more

Can Life Exist on an Icy Moon? NASA’s Europa Clipper Aims to Find Out – NASA

Can Life Exist on an Icy Moon? NASA’s Europa Clipper Aims to Find Out – NASA

With a spacecraft launching soon, the mission will try to answer the question of whether there are ingredients suitable for life in the ocean below Europa’s icy crust. Deep down, in an ocean beneath its ice shell, Jupiter’s moon Europa might be temperate and nutrient-rich, an ideal environment for some form of life — what … Read more

NASA: New Insights into How Mars Became Uninhabitable – NASA Science

NASA: New Insights into How Mars Became Uninhabitable – NASA Science

Isotopes are versions of an element with different masses. As water evaporated, light versions of carbon and oxygen were more likely to escape into the atmosphere, while the heavy versions were left behind more often, accumulating into higher abundances and, in this case, eventually being incorporated into the carbonate rocks. Scientists are interested in carbonates … Read more

The Making of Our Alien Earth: The Undersea Volcanoes of Santorini, Greece – NASA Science

The Making of Our Alien Earth: The Undersea Volcanoes of Santorini, Greece – NASA Science

14 Min Read The Making of Our Alien Earth: The Undersea Volcanoes of Santorini, Greece The expedition team and crew prepare to deploy Nereid Under Ice (NUI) into the sea. The following expedition marks the third installment of NASA Astrobiology’s fieldwork series, the newly rebranded Our Alien Earth, streaming on NASA+. Check out all three … Read more

NASA Scientists on Why We Might Not Spot Solar Panel Technosignatures – NASA Science

NASA Scientists on Why We Might Not Spot Solar Panel Technosignatures – NASA Science

The researchers also assume that a hypothetical extraterrestrial civilization would rely exclusively on solar energy. However, if other sources of energy are used, such as nuclear fusion, it would reduce the silicon technosignature, making the civilization even harder to detect. The study further assumes that the civilization’s population stabilizes at some point. If this doesn’t … Read more

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Scientists Find Intriguing Mars Rock – NASA

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Scientists Find Intriguing Mars Rock – NASA

The six-wheeled geologist found a fascinating rock that has some indications it may have hosted microbial life billions of years ago, but further research is needed. A vein-filled rock is catching the eye of the science team of NASA’s Perseverance rover. Nicknamed “Cheyava Falls” by the team, the arrowhead-shaped rock contains fascinating traits that may … Read more