Moon
The first detailed, wide-area map of water distribution on the Moon
A new map reveals the distribution of Water near the Moon's south pole.
Mix-and-match kit could enable astronauts to build lunar exploration bots
Robotic parts can be used to explore lava tubes or transport solar panels.
Flat, pancake-sized metalens image the lunar surface
First ultrathin, compact metalens telescope capable of imaging far-away objects.
New Aurorae detected on Jupiter’s four largest moons
The team detected aurorae at visible wavelengths.
Moon dust could help protect the earth from climate change
Could space dust help protect the earth from climate change?
12 new moons discovered orbiting Jupiter
The discovery of a dozen new moons for Jupiter makes the king of planets the king of moons, too.
Saturn’s smallest moon could support an internal liquid ocean
Saturn’s smallest, innermost moon could generate the right amount of heat to support a liquid internal ocean.
Scientists found evidence of magnetic reconnection between Ganymede and Jupiter
This gives us a very early tantalizing taste of the information we expect to learn from ESA’s JUICE mission.
Researchers find water formed from solar wind in lunar soils
The abundance, distribution and origin of lunar surface water have received a lot of attention recently.
How magnetism could help explain Earth’s formation?
It can actually tell us something about the very formation of the Earth-Moon system.
Sharpest Earth-based images of Europa and Ganymede reveal their icy landscape
The cocktail of chemicals that make up the frozen surfaces on two of Jupiter's largest moons are revealed.
The Moon was created in mere hours, not centuries
A new simulation puts forth a different theory.