Latest about Solar System
Making hummus on the moon? Scientists just grew chickpeas in simulated lunar dirt
Tests involving growing chickpea plants in lunar regolith treated with vermicompost and fungi yielded harvestable crops — but are they edible?
What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2026
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2026.
Auroras on Jupiter's giant moon Ganymede look like Earth's northern lights, NASA spacecraft reveals
Ganymede's auroras splinter into small, bright patches — structures that mirror features seen in Earth's own auroral displays.
Lessons from 'The Martian': How astronaut poop could help us settle the Red Planet
By fertilizing inorganic regolith with organic human waste that has been processed through bioreactors, future astronauts living on Mars could be able to create their own organic soil.
Rare glass from 6-million-year-old meteorite strike found in Brazil — but the crater is still missing
There are only a few known fields of tektites in the entire world, and scientists just found another in Brazil.
Real NASA space telescope data creates soundtracks for Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has transformed new views of Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus into immersive soundscapes, turning planetary data into audio you can hear.
Snowball Earth's liquid seas dipped way below freezing
Iron isotopes show that salty seawater pockets beneath the ice were as cold as −15°C.
Moons of the solar system: A space-themed word search
Hunt for the names of the many moons surrounding our solar system's eight planets.
