22 June 2016
Does a subsurface ocean exist on Pluto?
Using a thermal evolution model for Pluto updated with data from NASA's New ... we were able to observe tectonic features on Pluto's surface, update our thermal evolution model with new data and infer that Pluto most likely has a subsurface ocean...
02 August 2016
Astronomers detect large void in the centre of our Galaxy
... movement and the chemical composition of the new Cepheids are helping us to better understand the formation and evolution of the Milky Way,” explains co-author Giuseppe Bono. As the structure of the inner Galaxy still remains to be revealed...
03 October 2016
Martian soil helps boost its atmosphere with noble gases
... Headquarters in Washington. "Discovering these interactions through time allows us to gain a greater understanding of planetary evolution." That evolution points to the notion that our martian neighbours atmosphere is more complex and interesting...
29 January 2018
Astronomers discover a fossil of the Reionisation era
... galaxies in order to help refine theories of galaxy formation and evolution. And now, a team of astronomers from Spain and Italy,... to this crucial turning point in the Universe's evolution will be a huge boost to researchers. Understanding ...
23 March 2018
ESA selects ARIEL to look closely at exoplanets
... in which it forms, and how its birth and evolution are affected by its parent star.” The mission will focus... us to progress on key science questions regarding their formation and evolution, while also helping us to understand Earth's place in the ...
09 May 2018
First confirmed carbon-rich asteroid found in Kuiper Belt
...’s Very Large Telescope, helps strengthen theories about the dynamical evolution of the Solar System that describes how the planets ended... most widely accepted models of the Solar System's early evolution is the Nice model - named after Nice in France...
