Space - Planetary science

Space - Planetary science

05 December 2025 | 07:36
Planetary science
Einstein Might Have Been Wrong about Black Holes

Einstein Might Have Been Wrong about Black Holes

TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers are using black hole shadows to challenge Einstein’s theory of relativity, a report said, adding, with new simulations and future ultra-sharp telescope images, they may uncover signs that his famous equations don’t tell the whole story.
Jupiter’s Gravity May Explain 4.5-Billion-Year-Old Meteorite Mystery

Jupiter’s Gravity May Explain 4.5-Billion-Year-Old Meteorite Mystery

TEHRAN (ANA)- The early growth of the gas giant carved rings that formed primitive meteorites and shaped the architecture of the inner solar system.
This Common Organism Could Survive on Mars

This Common Organism Could Survive on Mars

TEHRAN (ANA)- A team of Indian researchers has discovered that baker’s yeast can survive extreme Martian-like conditions involving high-intensity shock waves and toxic perchlorate salts.
Hidden 5-Mile Wide Asteroid Crater beneath Atlantic Revealed in Stunning 3D

Hidden 5-Mile Wide Asteroid Crater beneath Atlantic Revealed in Stunning 3D

TEHRAN (ANA)- A massive crater hidden beneath the Atlantic seafloor has been confirmed as the result of an asteroid strike from 66 million years ago.
Iranian Scientists Simulate Lunar Soil

Iranian Scientists Simulate Lunar Soil

TEHRAN (ANA)- Iranian researchers at the University of Science and Technology, in collaboration with the Faculty of Physics, succeeded in simulating lunar soil based on the compositions of the Apollo 14 mission sample.
Earth May Not Be So Special after All

Earth May Not Be So Special after All

TEHRAN (ANA)- New research suggests that planets outside our solar system contain far less surface water than scientists once believed.
Solar Wind Hiding Strange Particles That Could Rewrite Space Weather

Solar Wind Hiding Strange Particles That Could Rewrite Space Weather

TEHRAN (ANA)- A recent study led by Dr. Michael Starkey of the Southwest Research Institute has delivered the first observational evidence from the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Mission of pickup ions (PUIs) and their related wave activity in the solar wind near Earth.
Strange Mars Rocks Could Hold Clues to Ancient Life

Strange Mars Rocks Could Hold Clues to Ancient Life

TEHRAN (ANA)- NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered strange chemical and mineral patterns in Jezero Crater’s Bright Angel formation that may be the strongest hints yet of ancient Martian life.
Strange Steam Worlds Could Rewrite the Search for Life

Strange Steam Worlds Could Rewrite the Search for Life

TEHRAN (ANA)- Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of "steam worlds"—exoplanets known as sub-Neptunes that are rich in water but orbit so close to their stars that their surfaces are shrouded in thick atmospheres of vapor.
New Research Shows Mars Is Far Icier Than We Thought

New Research Shows Mars Is Far Icier Than We Thought

TEHRAN (ANA)- Mars’ glaciers are over 80% pure ice, formed by similar processes worldwide. This discovery sheds light on past climate and future exploration resources.