24 February 2020
First results from InSight reveal a seismically active Mars
... which a much deeper crustal layer extends down to 8 and 11 kilometres. These crustal layers contain a small amount of volatiles but are mostly composed of basaltic rocks – the same type of rock found in vast quantities on the surface...
13 July 2020
UAE's mission to Mars scheduled for launch tomorrow
... to collate data on the martian atmosphere, it differs from past missions such as NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft, by focusing on observations at Mars’ equator; Once at Mars, Hope is programmed to enter an elliptical...
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...
