Tag: moon

Crocodile-relative ‘hypercarnivore’ from prehistoric Patagonia was over 3 meters long and weighed 250 kilos

PALEONTOLOGY
A newly discovered species of a large, crocodile-relative predator has been described via a remarkably well-preserved fossil from Argentina, according to a study published in PLOS One by Fernando Novas from Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales...

The hidden chemistry of Earth’s core is revealed by how it froze

EARTH
A study by researchers at the University of Oxford, University of Leeds, and University College London has identified a new constraint on the chemistry of Earth's core, by showing how it was able to crystallize millions...

Cryovolcanism and resurfacing on Pluto’s largest moon, Charon

ASTRONOMY
What processes during the formation of Pluto's largest moon, Charon, potentially led to it having cryovolcanism, and even an internal ocean? This is what...

Twin spacecraft mission reveals there might be a ‘hot’ side of the moon

ASTRONOMY
The moon's nearside (that is, the side facing Earth) is dark-colored and dominated by ancient lava flows, whereas the farside is more rugged—and NASA...

Soil from the moon’s far side suggests drier conditions than the side facing Earth

EARTH
Soil and rocks returned from the moon's mysterious far side suggest it may be drier than the side constantly facing Earth, Chinese scientists reported...

Saturn’s moon Titan could harbor life, but only a tiny amount, study finds

ASTRONOMY
Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is a strange, alien world. Covered in rivers and lakes of liquid methane, icy boulders and dunes of soot-like "sand,"...

Sampling the plumes of Jupiter’s volcano moon, Io

ASTRONOMY
What can a sample return mission from Jupiter's volcanic moon, Io, teach scientists about planetary and satellite (moon) formation and evolution? This is what...

Asteroid impact threat estimates improved for the Earth and the moon

ASTRONOMY
Asteroid 2024 YR4, first discovered in December 2024, triggered a first-ever notification from the International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) on January 29, 2025. The...

NASA puts biggest rocket pieces together for Artemis II moon mission

ASTRONOMY
The slow race of getting NASA's Space Launch System rocket pieced together for next year's Artemis II moon mission jumped a big hurdle over...

Watch the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse in March

ASTRONOMY
A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red Thursday night into Friday morning across the Western Hemisphere. The best views will be from North...

Here’s a look at moon landing hits and misses

ASTRONOMY
Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses. The latest casualty came this week after Intuitive Machines put...

More potential locations for ice on the Moon discovered

ASTRONOMY
Ice may be present a few centimeters below the moon's surface in more areas of the lunar polar regions than was previously thought due...

Moon or Mars? NASA’s future at a crossroads under Trump

MARS
Is NASA still Moonbound, or will the next giant leap mean skipping straight to Mars? Speculation is mounting that the Trump administration may scale back...

How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon

ASTRONOMY
New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on...
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