Blog By Physics-Astronomy

We met Caroline Piaulet, Ph.D. Student at Institut Trottier de recherche sur les exoplanètes (iREx) from Université de Montréal (Canada).  Team led by Caroline Piaulet, did a detailed study of the planetary system Kepler-138. More precisely, it dis…

The exoplanet, which orbits a relatively benign red dwarf star, is "the best candidate for habitability that we know right now."   As depicted in this artist's concept, exoplanet K2-18 b orbits a red dwarf star and has an extended atm…

Could there be life on Saturn’s moon Enceladus? This icy world may be small (1/7 the size of our moon), but it has a global ocean of water beneath its outer ice crust.  In fact, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft analyzed some of that water by flying throug…

Scientists have discovered a large reservoir of water hidden within Mars' gigantic ' Grand Canyon .' A group of scientists using the European Space Agency's ExoMars Orbiter identified a significant deposit of water immediately benea…

Is water present on Mars? Scientists have been debating this question since at least the 18th century, when astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli used a telescope to observe Mars and thought he saw canals.  A new compelling study suggests that a large …

Last weekend, NASA called for a press conference to announce a major discovery regarding the planet Mars. During the meeting, they revealed some pretty shocking information, completely changing what we once thought about the “red” planet that, suddenl…

Last weekend, NASA called for a press conference to announce a major discovery regarding the planet Mars. During the meeting, they revealed some pretty shocking information, completely changing what we once thought about the “red” planet that, suddenl…