7 lesser-known facts about our solar system
The first time you may have heard the term ‘dwarf planet’ was when Pluto got demoted to one in 2006 (RIP). However, we actually have six in our Solar System. Pluto, Ceres, Makemake, Haumea, and Eris ...
Scientists discover an exotic form of water: Does it hold secret to alien life?
Scientists have discovered a new form of water called "plastic ice VII" that exists under extreme pressures and temperatures, ...
Wall Street Journal6 年
NASA Finds Vast Ocean on Jupiter's Moon Ganymede
NASA announced that it has evidence that Jupiter’s moon Ganymede, the largest moon in our solar system, has a vast ocean lurking underneath its icy crust. WSJ's Monika Auger reports. Photo ...
Computing6 年
Jupiter's moon Ganymede is generating 'killer' electromagnetic waves that could damage ...
Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede is generating "killer" waves of electrons that astronomers say could damage spacecraft going on future missions. These electromagnetic waves can be found all around ...
Asteroid twice the size of Chicago spun Jupiter's moon around, made gravity anomaly
Ganymede is the largest of the 100-plus ... is very significant because it means something is heating the moon up enough for ...
Hackaday2 年
Jupiter’s Moon Io Could Play Host To Life
It’s possible that the small moon may have once held water, like Europa or Ganymede, as ice was once common in its part of the solar system. However, a combination of radiation from Jupiter and ...
Mashable26 天
Old NASA mission reveals an unlikely world harbors an ocean
Credit: NASA / JPL / DLR A moon ... there's water, there's the chance for life as we know it. SEE ALSO: NASA spacecraft saw something incredible near Jupiter's Great Red Spot From left, moons ...