Ancient serene galaxy suggests the early universe was eerily calm

A strange “coffee stain” galaxy in the early universe is much calmer than it ought to…

Dwarf planet Ceres may be home to an underground ocean

New analysis of data from the Dawn spacecraft suggests there may be a liquid water ocean…

Maps of the sun’s corona could help us predict dangerous solar storms

The tenuous outermost layer of the sun, called the corona, is invisible most of the time,…

The future of air travel in a warmer world

Air travel contributes to climate change, but scientists have only recently discovered that climate change is,…

The Lady Astronaut series tackles historical sexism brilliantly

Two recent books imagine a different history of science, but one handles the prejudices of the…

Strange lightning on Jupiter may be caused by ammonia snowballs

The Juno spacecraft has spotted lightning on Jupiter that’s unlike anything we’ve seen before, and it…

SpaceX’s prototype Mars rocket has flown for the first time

A prototype of Starship, the rocket SpaceX intends to use to bring explorers to the moon…

Ancient valleys on Mars may have been carved by glaciers

Some areas on Mars are covered in huge valleys that many think were carved by rivers…

SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule makes splashdown with NASA astronauts

The first astronauts to launch to the International Space Station on a commercial spacecraft have now…

Dark matter map hints at cracks in our understanding of the universe

A new survey suggests dark matter is more evenly spread through space than we had thought,…