Shocking Comet  3I/ATLAS: A rare interstellar visitor is racing through our solar system, and it’s unlike anything scientists have ever seen before. Comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third known object to arrive from beyond our solar system, has been dazzling astronomers since its discovery in July. With its bizarre chemical makeup, puzzling activity far from the…
When we think about alien life, we usually imagine Earth-like planets basking in just the right amount of sunlight, a place where water can stay liquid and life can thrive. But what if we’ve been looking in the wrong places all along? A bold new study from New York University Abu Dhabi’s Centre for Astrophysics…
In a discovery that has rocked planetary science, researchers have found more than 9,300 miles of ancient river ridges on Mars, suggesting the Red Planet was once a thriving, water-rich world. These fossil riverbeds, some possibly mightier than the Ganga or Amazon, wind through Mars’ southern highlands, defying the long-held belief that the planet was…
