Meet Orpheus - A Hopper Mission Built To Hunt For Life In Martian Volcanoes
Reported by Universe Today
We’ve spent decades scratching the surface of Mars trying to uncover life there. But we’ve been searching a barren wasteland bombarded by radiation and bathed in toxic perchlorates. The entire time, it's likely that it’s been too hostile to harbor ex...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:48 +0000
There’s less ice in moon’s shadows than 1st thought
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Ice in moon’s shadows is scarce, NASA’s ShadowCam finds, with only small, scattered deposits instead of the abundant ice once expected.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:00 +0000
A Volcanic Medley Near Mammoth Lakes
Reported by NASA
A massive, old caldera and more recently formed craters shape the landscape in the eastern Sierra Nevada....
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:01 +0000
Celestial Wonders in Leo
Reported by NASA
Leo is a prominent sight for stargazers in April. Its famous sickle, punctuated by the bright star Regulus, draws many a beginning stargazer’s eyes, inviting deeper looks into some of Leo’s celestial delights, including a great double star and a famous...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:01 +0000
SuperCDM Experiment Reaches Critical Temperature, Bringing it One Step Closer to Detecting Dark Matter
Reported by Universe Today
The Super Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (SuperCDMS) experiment has reached its coldest operating temperature, hundreds of times colder than outer space....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:07 +0000
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Beams Official Moon Flyby Photos to Earth
Reported by NASA
The first flyby images of the Moon captured by NASA’s Artemis II astronauts during their historic test flight reveal some regions no human has seen, including a rare in-space solar eclipse. Released Tuesday, astronauts captured the images April 6 dur...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:44 +0000