Credit: Pixaobay While we are aware of the existence of lunar ice, its origin remains somewhat uncertain. A recent investigation proposes that streams of electrons, which indirectly originate from both Earth and the Sun, are playing a role in the creation of frozen water on the Moon's surface. These electrons impact the Moon when it traverses...
Credit: unplah By utilizing microwave instruments to examine the depths of the Moon's far side, scientists have identified a significant subsurface granite formation referred to as a "hotspot." This discovery implies that the Moon possesses greater similarities to Earth than what was previously assumed. Granite formations are typically found on Earth as a result of the...
Roof decorations depicting mythical sacred beasts are silhouetted near a penumbral lunar eclipse partially blocked by clouds during the early hours of Saturday, May 6, 2023 in Beijing. Credit: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan Stargazers in Asia and Australia were treated to a spectacular lunar eclipse as the moon slipped into the outer part of Earth's...
Jupiter's moons,also called Europa, have thrilling red streaks all over it´s surface. Scientists believe it's a frozen blend of water and salts, (like salty ice). Its chemical mark is unknown considering that it has no recognized substance on earth. Researchers discovered two new crystals made from water and table salt at low temperatures, below about...
Earth as seen by the Danuri orbiter. Credit: KARI. South Korea's first-ever lunar orbiter Danuri has sent out black-and-white pictures of the Moon's surface and Earth, the national space center claimed Tuesday. Danuri-- a portmanteau of the Korean words for "Moon" and "enjoy"-- was released on a SpaceX rocket from the USA in August 2022 and went...
An infrared image of Io snapped by Juno in July 2022. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/ASI/INAF/JIRAM) The most powerful volcanic eruptions in the Solar System occur not on Earth, however on Io, a sulfurous moon orbiting the planet Jupiter. And currently, researchers from the Planetary Science Institute (PSI) in the United States have noticed a current outburst that's been surprisingly productive,...
NASA's Orion spacecraft en route for the Moon, with the Earth in the background, in a photo released by NASA in November 2022. Exceeding expectations On the third day after taking off from Florida bound for the Moon, the Orion spacecraft is "surpassing effectiveness expectations," NASA officials stated on Friday. First flight aims to ensure vehicle safety The...
An image from the super computer simulation of the creation of the Moon. Credit: Durham University Researchers from Durham University's Institute for Computational Cosmology used the most precise supercomputer simulations ever, revealing an alternative for how the Moon formed 4.5 billion years ago. It showed that a colossal impact between Earth and a Mars-sized body...
Surface features of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa are revealed in an image obtained by Juno’s Stellar Reference Unit (SRU) during the spacecraft’s Sept. 29, 2022, flyby. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI The highest-resolution photo NASA's Juno objective has ever taken of a specific portion of Jupiter's moon Europa shows a detailed view of a puzzling region of the...
The United States is returning to the Moon 60 years after JFK's famous speech. On September 12, 1962, United States president John F Kennedy informed the public of his plan to put one man on the Moon by the decade's end. It was the height of the Cold War, and also America needed a huge victory...
