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New Model Shows Salty Europa Ice Could Sink, Ferrying Nutrients to Its Hidden Ocean

The proposed mechanism offers a testable route for surface oxidants to reach the ocean and will inform Europa Clipper investigations starting in 2031.

High-Resolution Mars Mapping Points to Arctic-Sized Ocean 3 Billion Years Ago

First Global Map Identifies 16 Mega Drainage Basins on Ancient Mars

Microsecond X-Rays Reveal Ice XXI, a New High-Pressure Form of Ice

Study Shows Dry Ice Blocks Carve Mars' Sinuous Dune Gullies

Ferric Hydroxysulfate Identified on Mars, Hinting at Amazonian Geothermal and Volcanic Activity

Australian 'Ananguites' Point to a Giant 11-Million-Year-Old Impact With No Known Crater

Perseverance’s ‘Leopard-Spot’ Rock Tagged a Potential Biosignature as Fresh Skepticism Surfaces

New 'Ananguite' Tektite Field Identified in Australia From 11-Million-Year-Old Impact

Ionic Liquids Emerge as Candidate Habitats on Water-Scarce Worlds

MethaneSAT Likely Unrecoverable After Power Loss Over Svalbard