The surface characterization of 'soft' materials presents a significant scientific challenge, particularly under 'wet' in situ conditions where a wide variety of non-covalent interactions may be ...

The lines on a surface map are called isobars. Isobars are lines of constant pressure which are measured in units called millibars. The numbers indicate the amount of air pressure, in millibars, that ...

Two new papers from members of the MESSENGER Science Team provide global-scale maps of Mercury’s surface chemistry that reveal previously unrecognized geochemical terranes large regions that have ...

A NASA map shows the stark warm-and-cold contrast between the Western United States and regions to the east during late December and early January. The map above uses land surface temperatures, not ...

Brown dwarfs are peculiar: they have a greater mass than planets, but are not massive enough to start a nuclear fusion process in their core. In March 2013, researchers announced the discovery of a ...

After meticulously stitching together images that were gathered over six years by a NASA spacecraft in orbit around Saturn, astronomers have created a global map of the surface of Titan, the ringed ...

With its dense atmosphere, Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is a world overflowing with secrets — but new composite images could reveal some of the hidden features of this still-mysterious moon.