Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist and Senior Education and Communication Specialist Grace Wolf-Chase wrote a short response to Andrew Davison’s new book Astrobiology and Christian Doctrine: ...
A study recently published in the journal Nature Astronomy upends conventional wisdom regarding the formation and stability of pairs of orbiting objects in the Kuiper Belt beyond the planet Neptune.
Nov. 1, 2024, TUCSON, Ariz. – On a cold, ancient Mars, rivers flowed and a lake the size of the Mediterranean Sea swelled under the protection of thick ice ceilings, according to new research ...
Oct. 28, 2024, TUCSON, Ariz. – The Moon and Mars are pocked with giant impact craters acquired very long ago, while there appears to be a dearth of them on Earth and Venus. Time may have healed many ...
As early as Oct. 10, NASA’s Europa Clipper will launch from Kennedy Space Center to begin its long journey to Jupiter, where it will orbit the gas giant while searching for signs of life on one of the ...
We are now standing on top of a series of lakebed sediments, which belong to the Haughton formation. These sediments were laid down in a lake that filled the crater several thousands to millions of ...
You are now standing on the edge of the lakebed sediments. At this locality, researchers have found several fossil fish and plants. In the movie, see these researchers looking for these fossils!