Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)
A giant rocky planet could be shrouded in a thick, hot atmosphere
Research deciphers mysterious atmosphere of ‘Rosetta Stone’ exoplanet.
Water molecule found on Asteroid for the first time
A feature that is unambiguously attributed to molecular water.
New research offers a theory on how gold and other precious metals found their way to Earth’s mantle
The dazzling- and fortunate- story of gold.
Large mounds on Kuiper belt object Arrokoth may have a common origin
These “building blocks” could guide further work on planetesimal formational models.
Giant swirling waves identified at the edge of Jupiter’s magnetosphere
The waves are an important process for transferring energy and mass from the solar wind.
The subsurface ocean of Saturn’s moon- Enceladus, contains a key building block for life
Key building block for life found at Saturn's moon Enceladus.
First close-ups of a source of energetic particles expelled from the Sun
Close-up views of energetic particle jets ejected from the Sun.
New models explain canyons on Pluto’s moon
Internal ocean freeze modeling does not support cryovolcanism on Charon.
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.
Darkest ever view of a dense interstellar cloud
The observations have revealed the composition of a virtual treasure chest of ices from the early universe.
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.
Scientists discovered web-like plasma structures in the Sun’s middle corona
The findings could lead to a better understanding of the solar wind’s origins.