30 November 2020
Researchers discover solid phosphorus in comet 67P
... of the Royal Astronomical Society. “It is possible to seed the required elements with solid cometary matter, that is rich in volatiles. Although, more importantly, the compounds must be reactive and soluble, no matter how they are delivered,” they...
18 February 2021
Success for NASA as Perseverance lands on Mars
... Space Network and it’s two orbiters; the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) and the Mars Atmospheric and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) orbiter. However, because the final two minutes of the descent and landing were mostly...
15 March 2021
Engineers propose a "Lunar Ark" to preserve millions of species' DNA on the Moon
... should some species fail to adapt to a changing world-wide event such as global warming. "Earth is naturally a volatile environment," said Thanga, a professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering in the UArizona College of Engineering. "As humans...
12 May 2021
Scientists discover liquid water inside a meteorite
... on the Ritsumeikan University’s website. This idea backs up previous studies which suggest that asteroids rich in small, volatile molecules like water and carbon dioxide formed beyond Jupiter’s orbit before being flung closer to the...
26 May 2021
Underwater volcanoes could be active on Europa
... though it progressively decays as the interior cools down. “The predicted magmatic pulses should be accompanied by the release of volatiles that may impact the oceanic chemistry and may be detected by upcoming spacecraft missions,” say the authors...
28 May 2021
US GAO report casts doubt on 2024 lunar landing
... recommendations, but did not concur with the fourth, which related to costs associated with the agency’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER). Formerly known as the Resource Prospector, the project was original estimated...
