12/12/2013 - 14:19
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed water vapor above the frigid south polar region of Jupiter's moon Europa, providing the first strong evidence of water plumes erupting off the moon's surface.
12/09/2013 - 01:00
It is a rock now, but Mars once had a freshwater lake that may have supported life, according to NASA scientists.
11/25/2013 - 17:33
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11/19/2013 - 06:00
We know Mars is cold, dusty and distant. Scientists hope to learn more about the planet's atmosphere with the launch Nov. 18 of NASA's
Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission.
11/10/2013 - 20:00
Astronauts don’t often talk about life on other planets. But Chris Hadfield, former commander of the International Space Station and a guitar-strumming social media phenomenon, spoke bluntly in a recent interview on
WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show: "I don't know of any astronauts who think we're alone in the universe."