28 June 2016
Oxides discovered on Mars hint at an oxygen-rich past
...form without lots of liquid water and strongly oxidizing conditions. Here on Earth, we had lots of water but no widespread deposits ...would be able to penetrate the atmosphere and break water molecules down to its constituent parts; hydrogen and oxygen...
09 February 2018
New research on rocky worlds helps identify Earth-like planets
.... This occurs when so-called volatiles – substances like water and carbon dioxide – are stripped from a planet’s... planet of the seven, and has the potential to host liquid water. "Densities, while important clues to the planets' compositions, ...
07 October 2019
Salty rocks found by Curiosity supports theory that Mars once had vast lakes
...way has found many signs that point to the persistent of liquid water in Mars’ past; such as smooth, rounded pebbles that ...concentrated brines. As such, the presence of distinctively saline waters supports the hypothesis of Mars drying out during the ...
05 March 2021
For the first time, organic materials essential for life have been found on the surface of an asteroid
... heating and dehydration, Itokawa has been sucking up water and organic materials from other extra-terrestrial sources, ...Chan says. Understanding the earliest chemical reactions involving liquid water is essential as it provides crucial insights to...
05 July 2021
Hope probe catches striking pictures of auroras at Mars
...years ago, Mars once had a thicker, warmer atmosphere that allowed liquid water to flow on its surface. It was kept in place by ...to have been generated by a dynamo effect, caused by molten liquid in its core revolving around a solid outer core, in the...
14 April 2023
Europe’s JUICE begins its long journey to Jupiter
.... Like Europa and Callisto, it is thought to have a liquid ocean beneath its icy shell. Speaking from the launch site, Josef... worlds - Callisto, Europa and Ganymede - hold oceans of liquid water at depth and ESA’s mission aims to establish whether the...
