Longest observation of an active solar region
The European space probe Solar Orbiter delivers images of the Sun, including observations of what is, from our perspective, its far side. Credit: ESA/ AOES. The Solar Orbiter spacecraft mission provides a milestone for solar physics with the longest...
Europa Clipper observes 3I/ATLAS
The Southwest Research Institute-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft made valuable observations of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS during a period when it was difficult to observe from Mars- and Earth-based vantage points,...
Titan discovery challenges view on chemistry before life
Researchers have long been interested in Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, and its icy environment, which harbours lakes, seas, sand dunes and a thick atmosphere full of nitrogen, methane, and complex carbon-based chemistry. Titan share some commonality with the early...