Perseverance Happened to Land Right Beside a Composite Volcano

On February 18th, 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover landed in Jezero crater on Mars. This feature was…

The Plato Mission Just Got Dozens of Cameras Installed

Hunting for exoplanets has transformed from science fiction to cutting-edge science fact in recent decades. Scientists…

There’s Liquid Water Deep Down on Mars

Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun, has fascinated us for generations. This cold, dusty world…

It’s Been a Year Since the Most Powerful Solar Storm in Decades. What Did We Learn?

Our local star the Sun is a vast sphere of electrically charged gas (plasma) and is…

A Lunar Telescope that Could Explore the Cosmic Dark Ages

Multiple space agencies will send missions to the Moon this decade and the next, with plans…

How To Aerobrake a Mission To Uranus On the Cheap

By Andy Tomaswick May 12, 2025 Getting a probe to the Icy Giant planets takes some…

A Relative of DNA Can Handle the Venus High Atmosphere

Could some type of life find refuge in Venus’ clouds? The detection of phosphine and potentially…

Our View of the Early Universe Is Obscured By Galaxy Formation

The Cosmic Microwave Background is one of the bedrock pieces of evidence for the Big Bang.…

The Deepening Mystery Around the JWST’s Early Galaxies

When the JWST came to life and began observations, one of its first jobs was to…

Not Saying it’s Aliens: SETI Survey Reveals Unexplained Pulses From Distant Stars

More than sixty years ago, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) officially began with Project Ozma…