28 February 2018
Habitability of nearest exoplanet in doubt after powerful flare
... further bad news when it comes to comparing the Proxima system with our own. Earlier studies had indicated that multiple disks of dust encircling Proxima Centauri, features similar to our asteroid and Kuiper belts, were...
02 March 2018
Light from the Universe’s first stars detected
... they likely exploded as supernovas. So astronomers looked to other means in which to identify the light. Previous research had indicated that the first stars would have released tremendous amounts of ultraviolet (UV) light and that this light...
14 May 2018
Best evidence yet for plumes on Europa
... geological, compositional and induced magnetic field measurements all indicate that a salty, liquid water ocean spanning at least...surface. Not just that, but plume activity would also indicate that Europa is geologically active today. So, a vast body...
08 June 2018
Curiosity discovers ancient organic molecules on Mars
... prior detections of organic carbon on Mars' surface. While the discovery is one of the most tantalising searches yet to indicate that biological processes were (or maybe still are) responsible for these organic materials, it is not definitive proof...
17 September 2018
Newly discovered vortex on Saturn could be part of a huge towering structure
...located in the same region and indeed it could be indicative that the lower-altitude hexagon is influencing what happens up ...impressive as its northern counterpart. This dichotomy of designs indicates that the ringed-planet’s two poles behave very ...
24 June 2019
Unusually high methane spike detected by Curiosity
... zapping the molecules so any surge in concentration means it must have been released recently. However, this too is no indication of life as it simply might have been produced millions, even billions of years ago, laying dormant underground and...
