Could Earth exist without oceans?
Almost 97% of Earth’s total water is in the five oceans. It’s one of the most important substances in the universe, necessary to support all life that we know of. Withoutwater, a human will die within three days. But what if that life source didn’t exist on our planet?
Read full storyStardust's surprising discovery by NASA
Interestingly, this is something the aptly named Stardust Spacecraft did not originally set out to discover, but it’s a question that its findings have provoked. And it’s all thanks to including the lightest substance in the world onboard.
Read full storyNASA Scientists' Astonishment at Enceladus
Enceladus is perhaps one of the most intriguing objects in the entire Solar System. And yet, it is only the sixth-largest moon of Saturn, and in natural light, it looks very unassuming. However, there’s a lot more to Enceladus than meets the eye. It’s an active, icy world, with jets of water vapor pouring out from its southern hemisphere.
Read full storyNewly discovered craters on Ganymede were previously unknown
We’ve spent so many years wandering about the secrets of our own moon that, until very recently, we’ve not paid much attention to the moons of other planets. But some moons out there are phenomenally interesting places, and finally, we have the technology and the drive to investigate them - and we’re making a lot of discoveries.
Read full storyThrilling moments of the launch of James Webb Telescope
You may never have believed it would happen, but the James Webb Space Telescope has launched, and it no, its rocket didn’t explode in a fireball on the way up. But that doesn’t mean we are all good to go just yet, the telescope has some risky months ahead of it.
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