In the vastness of the universe, where time passes on unimaginable scales, some objects stand out as cosmic time capsules. One such thing is a star 3I/ATLASa mysterious traveler who entered our solar system from beyond the stars. Recently, scientists made a surprising discovery: this comet may exist 12 million yearswhich may make it one … Read more
Here’s what you’ll learn by reading this story: The Mars Climate Orbiter (MCO) was launched in late 1998 and was predicted to reach Mars nine months later. But that didn’t happen. When the MCO approached Mars, it got too close and either burned up in the atmosphere or got lost in some other way. A … Read more
Localized A Martian dust storm revealed a process that scientists had largely ignored. Rather than rare earth events, small storms may push water into the atmosphere more often than expected. Mars is moving forward scars of a wet past. Ancient canals and water-altered minerals point to a time when liquid water was stable at the … Read more