08 June 2018
Curiosity discovers ancient organic molecules on Mars
... and drop in the winter every year. This in stark contrast to previous detections which showed large, unpredictable plumes deposited in the atmosphere. "This is the first time we've seen something repeatable in the methane story, so it offers...
25 July 2018
Radiation on Europa dictates where search for life begins
... to visit the ice world to search for life were pushed to the forefront. And when water-vapour plumes shooting out from the bottom of canyons on the moon’s south pole were discovered by the Cassini spacecraft...
24 June 2019
Unusually high methane spike detected by Curiosity
... different space organisations might help Curiosity again in helping to at least to locate the source of this possible transient plume.
29 August 2019
Have researchers found the first volcanically active exomoon?
... that have erupted out from the 400+ volcanoes strewn across its surface. The fallout from plumes of sulphur and sulphur dioxide belched out from the volcanoes, leaves Io’s surface a mottled canvas of yellow, red...
29 July 2020
Puzzling new gas signatures found on Mars
... rover, but there is no direct disagreement between missions as the TGO data cannot account for large plumes of methane, only smaller amounts. “In fact, we’re actively working on coordinating measurements with other missions,” clarifies Kevin...
18 December 2020
Experiment to dim sunlight with chalk dust under review
... carbonate into the stratosphere and will use the SCoPEx balloon to double back to observe the resulting plume. Injecting aerosols into the stratosphere to combat a warming climate does not come without risks, naturally. Scientists...
