20 March 2017
Scientists challenge how planets are defined
... and now one scientist is determined to change how we think about Pluto and other small bodies such as Europa by redefining what it means to be a planet. Kirby Runyon from Johns Hopkins University, along with six colleagues from...
14 January 2019
New steam-powered asteroid hopper that could run 'forever'
... research scientist Phil Metzger. “It’s awesome. We could potentially use this technology to hop on the Moon, Ceres, Europa, Titan, Pluto, the poles of Mercury, asteroids — anywhere there is water and sufficiently low gravity,” explained Metzger...
25 February 2019
Scientists create DNA-like molecule to aid search for alien life
... for Applied Molecular Evolution in Alachua, Florida, who worked on the project. Could those alien worlds be as ‘close’ as Europa and Enceladus, where vast water oceans churn under thick layers of ice, thus providing a habitat suitable...
20 May 2019
A thin layer of ice-trapped gas stops Pluto's oceans from freezing
... of both. The research could also help explain why similar oceans on other icy planetary bodies, such as Europa and Enceladus, keep from freezing too conclude the team.
10 August 2020
Salty dwarf planet Ceres could be hiding an ocean
... role in preserving liquid in this heat-starved body, say the team. Ceres’ ocean is very different from Europa’s or Enceladus’s, but just how habitable this ocean could be or what stage it is at is still unknown. However the outlook...
21 September 2020
Jupiter could have 600 moons, a new study says
... are the four Galilean moons that were independently discovered by their namesake Galileo Galilei in 1610; namely, Europa, Ganymede, Io and Callisto. These moons stand out due to their huge size; all four are over...
