How a young Jupiter saved Earth from falling into the Sun

Not all of the solar system’s building blocks formed simultaneously. Some of the first solid bodies, or planetesimals, formed ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN

Scientists Just Uncovered a Surprising Connection Between Jupiter and Earth’s Formation!

Jupiter, the colossal planet at the heart of our solar system, has long been a subject of intrigue. Recent research from Rice ...
New Scientist

The Martian permafrost may be hiding veins of habitable liquid water

Buried underground near the surface, frozen regions of Mars could have tiny hidden channels full of liquid water, which could be a habitable environment for microscopic organisms ...
Astronomy on MSN

Can Mars' ice confirm past life?

In a recent study, a team of researchers from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Penn State suggested that future missions ...

The Most Vexing Variable in the Search for E.T.

This is the last of three blog posts associated with this week’s episode of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, which addresses life in the universe. Read the first and second here. Someday, in the not too ...