The ocean on Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus has the right pH for life — barely
“We know that some microbes on Earth can tolerate the range of pH found on Enceladus.”
Stellar Duo
ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Bally, M. Robberto NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured a bright variable star, V 372 Orionis, and its companion in this festive image in this image released…
China is practicing orbital warfare to win in space
Events in the Middle East continue to grab headlines, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine stays there as well. What gets less attention but may prove to be just as impactful…
Northrop Grumman stakes role in Golden Dome missile shield
The company’s Golden Dome efforts are led by Raymond Sharp, vice president of Northrop Grumman’s missile defense solutions business unit The post Northrop Grumman stakes role in Golden Dome missile…
ESA selects five companies for next phase of launcher competition
The European Space Agency has selected five launch vehicle startups to proceed to the next phase of a competition where they could receive contracts for satellite launches and upgraded vehicles.…
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4589 – 4592: Setting up to explore Volcán Peña Blanca
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Curiosity Blog, Sol 4588: Ridges and troughs
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Primordial Black Holes Could Have Accelerated Early Star Formation
The search for dark matter requires all of the best models, theories, and ideas we can throw at it. A new paper from Julia Monika Koulen, Stefano Profumo, and Nolan…
When Theia Struck Earth, it Helped Set the Stage for Life to Appear
Earth life is carbon-based, and without carbon, there would be no life. New research shows how Earth got its carbon from impactors, including a boost from Theia, the impactor that…
The JWST Shows Us How Galaxies Evolve
The Milky Way and other similar galaxies have two distinct disk sections. One is the thin disk section, and it contains mostly younger stars with higher metallicity. The second is…