The ‘small wonders’ unlocking secrets of the solar system

Modern astronomy is giving us unprecedented views of the asteroids, comets, and other small bodies that litter our cosmic ...
SETI Institute

Birth of Planets: JWST Spots Hot Mineral Condensation in a Proto-Stellar System

What: Astronomers using JWST and ALMA have captured the earliest known stage of planet formation around the protostar ...
Carnegie Science

How do planets get wet? Experiments show water creation during planet formation process

Washington, DC— Our galaxy’s most abundant type of planet could be rich in liquid water due to formative interactions between ...
News 13

NASA launches IMAP mission to protect Earth from solar storms

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket pierced the Wednesday morning sky as it launched three spacecraft from NASA and NOAA that will study the solar system’s “bubble,” collect information on ...
The Debrief

Ancient Solar Storms Played a Key Role in the Emergence of Life on Earth, New Study Suggests

New research reveals how powerful coronal mass ejections may have been essential to the rise of life on planet Earth.