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There's liquid on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. But something's missing and scientists are confused
By Julian Dossett published
Scientists have long known that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, hosts rivers and seas of liquid methane. But it's strangely lacking in river deltas, a new study suggests.

NASA's Lucy probe captures 1st close-up images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing 'strikingly complicated geology'
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
NASA's Lucy spacecraft, currently journeying toward Jupiter's orbit on its asteroid-hopping mission, captured an impressive close-up of its second target: the main belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson.

Earth Day: What is it and why does it matter?
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Reference Earth Day highlights the actions we can take to address environmental problems.

NASA's Lucy probe flies by the asteroid Donaldjohanson on Easter Sunday
By Stefanie Waldek last updated
On Easter Sunday (April 20), NASA's Lucy probe should have zipped past the asteroid Donaldjohanson, testing science instruments on the space rock.

NASA's sun-studying PUNCH mission captures its 1st-light images. Everything looks great so far
By Monisha Ravisetti published
NASA's PUNCH sun-studying mission has seen first light — and the team says all four instruments are indeed working as expected.

A hidden solar cycle is awakening, but more extreme space weather over the next 50 years may not be a bad thing
By Tereza Pultarova published
"The next set of solar cycles will be more active."

How AI is helping scientists unlock some of the sun's deepest secrets
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
AI can bridge the growing gap between new and old solar observations and help scientists uncover overlooked aspects of our star's long-term evolution, a new study argues.

'Planetary defense is knowing what's out there and what could do harm to us.' Meet the scientist who helped build NASA's asteroid response plan
By Leonard David published
A Q&A with Lindley Johnson, a pioneer in blueprinting warning and response scenarios to any potential impact of Earth by an asteroid or comet.
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