Earth from Space: Halong Bay, Vietnam

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image showcases striking rocky formations amid the blue waters of Halong Bay in…

JWST Cycle 4 Spotlight, Part 1: Exoplanets and Habitability

By Matthew Williams March 13, 2025 The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) has announced the science…

Hubble Finds a Potential Triple Kuiper Belt Object

Sometimes, good things come in threes. If astronomers are correct, a system in the distant Kuiper…

Galaxies in the Early Universe Seen Rotating in the Same Direction

Galaxies are huge structures composed of billions of stars along with gas, dust, and dark matter,…

It’s Time to Stop Being Surprised by Surprising Weather

Extreme weather events come in a range of intensities from the ordinary to the unprecedented covering…

If Mars Samples Contain Life, Can We Detect It?

Many sci-fi plots revolve around alien life reaching Earth and causing problems. In “Invasion of the…

Uranus Discovered 244 Years Ago

Uranus was the first planet found with the aid of a telescope. It was discovered on…

NASA may have to cancel major space missions due to budget cuts

NASA’s headquarters in Washington DC John M. Chase/Getty Images NASA is preparing for substantial budget cuts…

Images from Hera’s Mars flyby (Official broadcast)

Watch the replay of our Hera mission Mars flyby event. On 12 March 2025, ESA’s Hera…

ESA – ESA’s Hera Mission

Media representatives were invited to attend a briefing on 13 March 2025 following the Hera mission’s…