Dr. Kelly Miller from the South West Research Institute and Lead author of a paper about Titan’s atmosphere said “While just ...

NASA OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return team has revealed exciting evidence of the precursors of life in the pieces of space ...

Scientists studying samples that NASA collected from the asteroid Bennu found a wide assortment of organic molecules that ...

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is the only moon in the solar system with a dense atmosphere which is comprised of thick hazes of 95 percent nitrogen ( | Space ...

Titan is the only moon in our solar system with a significant atmosphere. Now we have a very good idea of how this dense ...

SwRI is studying how Saturn’s largest moon maintains its thick atmosphere. Scientists think Titan’s core is covered by several layers of ice and a subsurface liquid ocean. New experiments indicate ...

Southwest Research Institute partnered with the Carnegie Institution for Science to perform laboratory experiments to better ...

Atmospheric chemistry is the study of the components of planetary atmospheres, particularly that of the Earth. It specifically looks at the composition of planetary atmospheres and the reactions ...

The Perseid meteor shower is one of the best shooting star displays of the year. The Perseid meteor shower is one of the most prolific meteor showers of the year. The shower is active from mid ...

Plus, it doesn’t have a crushing atmosphere like our nearest neighbor Venus. But, in fact, it’s actually really difficult to reach the innermost planet of our solar system—which makes it ...

WASHINGTON, 15th September, 2017 (WAM) -- A thrilling epoch in the exploration of our solar system came to a close today, as NASA's Cassini spacecraft made a fateful plunge into the atmosphere of ...

"Yellows represent bright and warm parts of Saturn’s atmosphere, while the purple areas are cooler and darker," according to NASA. (video is looped) Credit: NASA, ESA, and Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC ...