Researchers using data from NASA’s Cassini orbiter have found evidence for massive dust storms in Titan’s equatorial regions. The discovery, reported in the journal Nature Geoscience, implies that Titan — like Earth and Mars — has an active dust cycle. An artist’s concept of a dust storm on Titan. Image …

The Martian moons Phobos and Deimos have been suggested to be captured asteroids based on the similarities between the dark, red, nearly featureless spectra of these bodies and D-class asteroids. However, the capture hypothesis suffers from difficulties associated with the shapes and inclinations of the Martian moons’ orbits. A new …

An international team of researchers from the United States, Taiwan and France provides new evidence that phosphates — a key element in the building blocks — were generated in outer space and delivered to Earth in its first one billion years by meteorites or comets. The findings are published in …

NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft has detected an increase in cosmic rays that originate outside the Solar System. Currently, the probe is approximately 11 billion miles (17.7 billion km) from Earth. This image shows the position of NASA’s Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes, relative to the heliosphere. Image credit: NASA …

Fields of sharp ice growing to almost 50 feet (15 m) tall could be scattered across the equatorial regions of Jupiter’s moon Europa, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience. Terrestrial penitentes from the southern end of the Chajnantor plain, Chile, in 2005; the view is …

A couple of years ago YC-backed RankScience, which offers AI-enhanced SEO split-testing, put a few SEO experts’ noses out of joint when the fledgling startup brashly talked about replacing human expertise with automation. Two years on its pitch has mellowed, with the team saying their self-service platform is “augmenting human …

Zocdoc founder Cyrus Massoumi and Indiegogo founder Slava Rubin have created a new $30 million fund called Humbition aimed at early stage, founder-led companies in New York. “The fund is focused on connecting startups with investors and advisors experienced in building and growing successful businesses,” said Rubin. “We are seeking …

Shipwell, a startup pitching a marketplace for domestic ground shipping and fleet and cargo management services for freight trucking companies, has raised $10 million in a new round of funding. A booming American economy coupled with failing infrastructure and a low-margin business reluctant to adopt new technologies have put stress on …

Even more so in the case of the defending MLS Cup champions, Toronto FC, who were eliminated from Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoff contention on Saturday night following a 2-1 loss to Vancouver Whitecaps FC at BMO Field. Another was added to the pile post-match: Will Jozy Altidore be with …

Thats what I found myself asking more than once this weekend, as I watched Caroline Wozniacki walk away with her biggest win in nearly 10 months, at the WTAs fourth and final Premier Mandatory event in Beijing. Over the course of a week, it seemed, Wozniacki transformed her serve from …