A series of experiments led by Southwest Research Institute's Dr. Ujjwal Raut support spectral data recently collected by the ...

Data from NASA’s Dawn mission and simulations from Purdue University claim that up to 90% of Ceres’ outer shell may be made ...

Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, has unveiled groundbreaking research that could transform our understanding of icy ocean worlds across the solar system. The study published ...

The frozen world is roughly the same size as our moon but hides a vast ocean beneath its icy exterior, potentially containing twice the amount of water as all of Earth’s oceans combined.

Astronomers have long been intrigued by the makeup of the asteroid belt’s largest body. When it was first spotted in 1801, ...

"We want to determine whether Europa has the potential to support simple life in the deep ocean, beneath its icy layer," he said. "We want to understand whether Europa has the key ingredients to ...

Covered by a shimmering smooth icy crust, it is thought to harbour an ocean 100 to 150 kilometres deep beneath its surface, which is around minus 160 degrees Celsius and could contain more water than ...

The Europa Clipper launched Monday afternoon aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, which is designed to help propel the spacecraft on a six-year journey to reach its namesake moon, an icy ocean world.

In the meantime, scientists are still puzzling out the physics behind such an icy ocean that could harbor life. Researchers from Texas A & M University and the University of Washington ...

The world’s largest iceberg, A23, is fragmenting into smaller pieces according to alarming NASA satellite images.

A23a, the world's largest and oldest iceberg, is finally cruising again through icy ocean waters after an unexpected delay. This summer, A23a got stuck near the South Orkney Islands, twirling in ...