Planetary scientists know that some of Jupiter's and Saturn's moons likely possess subsurface liquid-water oceans. These "ocean worlds," such as the Jovian moon Europa and the Saturnian moon ...

7, 2025 — A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system ... Evidence of Liquid Water on Mars 742 Million ...

LITTLETON, Colorado — A university-led lunar orbiter designed to pinpoint the location of ice or liquid water trapped in rocks on the moon's surface is nearly ready for takeoff. The Lunar ...

A new paper released today documents the first soil, airfall dust, and rock fragment samples collected by NASA for return from Mars. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas astrobiologist leading the ...

LITTLETON, Colorado — A university-led lunar orbiter designed to pinpoint the location of ice or liquid water trapped in rocks on the moon's surface is nearly ready for takeoff. The Lunar Trailblazer ...

The decades-old mystery of Martian water is getting a new twist! New evidence points to the possibility that Mars once had lakes of liquid water, not just ice, and NASA is keen to discover what ...

But some scientists believe only ice – thought to be preserved deep in craters on the moon’s far side – could potentially support future lunar missions as a water source for astronauts. And ...

Scientists believe there may be stores of water ice in the crater. Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio Humans are inching closer to living beyond Earth, but sustaining life on the moon or ...

And while Earth, of course, has plenty of active volcanoes of its own, eruptions on the Jovian moon have ... heat within the moon, keeping its subsurface crust in liquid magma form that seeks ...

Scientists have identified “wave ripples” on Mars, shaped by water and wind approximately 3.7 billion years ago. These formations suggest the presence of liquid water on the planet’s surface ...