Martian Polar Crater Ice Shifts with Seasonal Frost
Reported by Universe Today
The planet Mars shares many landforms and weather patterns with the Earth, including changing seasons, volcanoes, canyons, dust storms and dust devils, and water ice. But one feature that Earth and Mars share among the eight planets in our solar system are...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:06 +0000
Ceres' Water Ice Can Mask Massive Surface Salt Deposits
Reported by Universe Today
The dwarf planet Ceres is arguably one of the most overlooked and underappreciated planetary objects in the entire solar system. This could be because while Ceres has the same dwarf planet designation as Pluto, Ceres is largely considered an “asteroid”...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Sat, 31 Oct 2026 23:35 +0000
Space Outposts Beyond the Moon May Rely on Planetary AI
Reported by Universe Today
NASA plans to return astronauts to the lunar surface in 2028 for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972. But the famed agency has no intention of stopping there, as they plan to establish a permanent human presence on the Moon through a slow and meticulous...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Sat, 31 Oct 2026 19:24 +0000
APOD: 2026 October 31 – Night on a Spooky Planet
Reported by NASA
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 31 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating univer...
- By: NASA
- On: Sat, 31 Oct 2026 04:05 +0000
Celebration of Space - Ocotober 30, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
Tomorrow, Saturday, October 31, 2026 is Halloween, and it is an astronomically aligned date. As we all dress up and celebrate scares, frightful sights, and community, the Earth is also arriving at the point in our orbit where we are half way from the Autum...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:40:24 EDT
Hera Probe Sees Asteroid Pair Separately for First Time
Reported by Universe Today
Planetary defense is a growing concern among the scientific community, as efforts have been made to design and implement missions meant to deflect incoming threats to the Earth well in advance. In 2022, NASA intentionally collided the Double Asteroid Redir...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Sat, 31 Oct 2026 01:52 +0000