Tag: planetary habitability
November 25, 2024
Uranusโs Swaying Moons will Help Spacecraft Seek Out Hidden Oceans
When NASAโs Voyager 2 flew by Uranus in 1986, it captured grainy photographs of large ice-covered moons. Now nearly 40 years later, NASA plans…
Read MoreOctober 13, 2024
NASA Europa Mission Set to Launch with UT Austin Instrument to Explore Jupiterโs Ocean World
One of the great mysteries of the solar system is whether the ingredients for life exist below the surface of Jupiterโs icy ocean moon Europa….
Read MoreJuly 12, 2023
New Radar Technique Lets Scientists Probe Invisible Ice Sheet Region on Earth and Icy Worlds
Scientists at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) have developed a radar technique that lets them image hidden features within the upper few…
Read MoreApril 21, 2023
Study of Saturnโs Moon Adds to Evidence of Strong Ocean Currents on Enceladus
Beneath the frozen surface of Saturnโs icy moon Enceladus lies a vast ocean where, according to a new study, turbulent waters carry nutrients and minerals…
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