Space

. How to Find Hidden Oceans on Distant Worlds? Use Chemistry A new study shows how the chemicals in an exoplanet’s atmosphere can, in some cases, reveal whether or not the temperature on its surface is too hot for liquid water. In our solar system, planets are either small and rocky (like Earth) or large and gaseous (like Neptune). But around other…

. You Can Help Train NASA’s Rovers to Better Explore Mars Members of the public can now help teach an artificial intelligence algorithm to recognize scientific features in images taken by NASA’s Perseverance rover. Artificial intelligence, or AI, has enormous potential to change the way NASA’s spacecraft study the universe. But because all machine…

. A ‘Monster’ Star-Forming Region Spied by NASA’s Spitzer Just like clouds on Earth, clouds of gas and dust in space can sometimes resemble familiar objects, or even popular movie creatures. Loading Image Comparison… NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope imaged this cloud of gas and dust. The colors represent different wavelengths of infrared light and can…

. Hear Sounds From Mars Captured by NASA’s Perseverance Rover Two microphones aboard the six-wheeled spacecraft add a new dimension to the way scientists and engineers explore the Red Planet. Thanks to two microphones aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover, the mission has recorded nearly five hours of Martian wind gusts, rover wheels…