Planets/moons

Pressurized water may cause quakes on Mars the same way fracking and wastewater injection trigger quakes on Earth.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
Gaze upon halos of light, streams of interstellar gas, and nearby Earthlike planets this month.
Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has detected changes in Jupiter’s magnetic field, making it the first planet known to share this feature with Earth.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
The tiny world of Ultima Thule, which lies at the outer edges of the solar system, is flattened like a pancake, with few craters.
Catherine Meyers, Editor
This month: Black holes and stellar revolutions.
Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator
Understanding how seemingly solid rocks get squished could make mining and construction projects safer.
Rebecca Boyle, Contributor
Their observations confirm water lurks in the moon's subsoil, not just at the poles.
Ramin Skibba, Contributor
Spring has sprung: Interstellar edition.
Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator
Space salt, Martian clay, and unexpected X-rays feature in this month's slideshow.
Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator
Planets closely orbiting red dwarf stars may have dynamic tectonic plates, making them more life-friendly than previously thought.
Ramin Skibba, Contributor
View new pictures of Mars, the last picture of the dwarf planet Ceres and images of the brightest galaxy in the universe.
Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator
Enjoy illustrations of pulsar winds, the planet Vulcan and galactic ripples.
Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator