Science ❯ Astrobiology

Extraterrestrial Environments

Habitability Planetary Conditions Solar System Lunar Environment Lunar Conditions Lunar Farside Conditions on Titan Moons of Jupiter and Saturn Atmospheric Composition Sample Analysis Subsurface Structures Mars Atmosphere

6 ARTICLES

last mo.

Study: Liquid Nitrogen Has Recently Reached Pluto’s Surface

Computer models paired with Earth glacier analogs indicate basal melting can push liquid nitrogen through conduits to wet Sputnik Planitia, raising questions about Pluto’s geology.

5 ARTICLES

11mo ago

Titan Study Shows Hydrogen Cyanide Mixing With Methane and Ethane in Stable Co-Crystals

4 ARTICLES

last yr.

Lab Simulations Show Trapped Vapor Cracks Ice to Propel Cryovolcanism on Europa and Enceladus