Were Neptune’s inner moons born from an ancient cataclysm?
Reported by Space | EarthSky
A new study suggests that Neptune's inner moons formed when Neptune captured its largest moon Triton, and a family of original small icy moons was destroyed.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:15 +0000
Mars Curiosity rover’s 7 minutes of terror 14 years ago
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To celebrate the 14-year anniversary of Curiosity rover's arrival on Mars, here’s a video on the final 7 minutes of its chilling descent on August 5-6, 2012.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:31 +0000
Scientist Constructs "Big Picture" of Mars Water from Rover Data
Reported by Universe Today
Rover data from more than 20 years ago has revealed clues to the existence of liquid water on ancient Mars. The NASA Spirit Rover carried a specialized instrument called a Mössbauer Spectrometer that performed mineralogical analyses of soil, rock, and dus...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:03 +0000
Venus Isn't Dead After All
Reported by Universe Today
Simulations conducted by researchers at ETH Zurich suggest a strong likelihood that Venus’s rift valleys are still geologically active rather than being mere relics of a bygone era, as had been previously believed. This finding reshapes our understanding...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:03 +0000
NASA Will Attempt to Observe Rocket Part’s Lunar Impact
Reported by NASA
Using ground-based telescopes and space-based assets, NASA and SpaceX are tracking a used Falcon 9 upper stage from a commercial mission expected to impact the Moon on Wednesday, Aug. 5, near the Einstein and Bell craters. The impact poses no danger to Ear...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:00 +0000
NASA’s PUNCH Sharpens Solar Storm Forecasting in First Test
Reported by NASA
Using continuous imagery from NASA’s PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission, scientists predicted the near-Earth arrival of a solar eruption to within 30 minutes in an initial proof of concept test. The results, presented Tuesday...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:02 +0000