astronomy
There's a New Dwarf Planet Far Beyond Pluto's Orbit
Posted in Science on 12th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
It takes 700 years to make a complete orbit, making it one of the most remote known objects in the entire solar system of significant size.
Dawn maps Ceres craters where ice can accumulate
Posted in Science on 10th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
Scientists with NASA's Dawn mission have identified permanently shadowed regions on the dwarf planet Ceres where ice deposits could exist now.
The Water on Mars May Not Be Drinkable
Posted in Science on 9th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
If the water is coming from underground, it must be held in very deep aquifers, which would make the water far too salty to desalinate.
Red Planet Impact: Huge Moons May Have Crashed Into Mars
Posted in Science on 5th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
The moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, may be the only survivors of a giant impact that created many short-lived, but now-absent moons.
MESSENGER Finds New Evidence for Water Ice at Mercury's Poles
Posted in Science on 27th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller
New observations provide compelling support for the hypothesis that Mercury harbors water ice and other frozen volatile materials in its permanently shadowed polar craters.