Some Planets Don't Orbit a Star — They Drift Between Them
Trillions of planets drift between stars with no sun, no orbit, no seasons. JWST found hundreds in the Orion Nebula. Some may harbor life.
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There May Be Life Beneath the Ice of Europa
Beneath Europa's ice shell lies an ocean with more water than Earth. Europa Clipper is on its way to find out if anything lives there.
James Webb Is Sniffing the Atmospheres of Worlds We'll Never Reach
Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, J. Olmsted (STScI) The James Webb Space Telescope was not designed to find life. It was designed to see light, specifically...
We Should Hope Mars Is Completely Dead — Here's Why
If Mars once had life, it would be the worst news in human history. The Great Filter explains why — and why a dead Mars...
Europa Clipper Is Looking for an Ocean Buried Under Ice
Europa Clipper is hunting for an ocean hidden beneath 15 km of ice on Jupiter's moon. 49 flybys to find out if anything is swimming.
Perseverance Found Something on Mars That Might Be a Fossil
Perseverance found organic molecules in Jezero Crater. Mars has been keeping secrets — and we are finally close enough to read them.