Junggar Basin Aglow

The low sun angle in this astronaut photo of Junggar Basin shows off the wind- and water-carved landscape. Located in northwestern China, this region is covered in dune fields, appearing along the top and bottom of the image.  (Image credit: NASA; via NASA Earth Observatory) Read the full article

Predicting Alien Ice

Europa is an ocean world trapped beneath an ice shell tens of kilometers thick. To better understand what we might find in those oceans, researchers turn to analogs here on Earth, looking at Antarctica's ice shelves. (Image credit: H. Glazer; research credit: N. Wolfenbarger et al.; via Physics World) Read the full article