Arizona’s breathtaking Grand Canyon is the painstaking result of the Colorado River’s persistent flow eroding the Earth’s surface over millions of years. Earth, however, isn’t the only place in the Solar System with deep canyons and gorges. The Moon has … Read More
New research shows that our Moon once had an atmosphere 3 to 4 billion years ago. It formed when volcanic eruptions rocked the ancient satellite, propelling gases above its surface too rapidly for them to seep into space. The surface of … Read More
Phobos, it seems, will not live long in the Universe — at least not on a large cosmic timescale. Astronomers have long suspected that Phobos, the larger and closer of Mars’ two moons, is slowly spiraling inward to eventual destruction. … Read More
The process responsible for the formation of the Earth does not imply the existence of key ingredients for life. New research, however, shows how our planet probably has acquired them. Scientists are saying a Mars-sized planet has hit the Earth … Read More
For decades, scientists have been debating how would it be if a piece of Earth broke down and shaped our Moon about 4.5 billion years ago. Now, new chemical evidence directs science to the theory that events were actually much … Read More
The Japanese space agency JAXA has officially confirmed that it intends to send its own astronaut to the Moon. This is the first such mission in the history of the Land of the Rising Sun, which must become a … Read More