Jared Isaacman looks out of the Dragon Capsule’s hatch SpaceX SpaceX made history today as its…
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Visible aurora spotted for the first time on Mars by NASA’s Perseverance rover
The Perseverance rover is exploring Mars NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA’s Perseverance rover has spotted an aurora on Mars…
Bubbles of gas 75 times larger than our sun spotted on another star
The motion of bubbling gas on the surface of the star R Doradus ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/W. Vlemming…
Huge new volcano has burst through the surface of Jupiter’s moon Io
This Juno image from February (right) reveals a new volcano that wasn’t there in a Galileo…
Astronomers worried by launch of five new super-bright satellites
Five satellites due to launch this week could be brighter than most stars, and astronomers fear…
Get ready to spot comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS next month
The comet Neowise and the Milky Way galaxy Adventure_Photo/Getty Images One of my favourite memories of…
Two new books explore how UFOs captured the world’s imagination
Greg Eghigian’s After the Flying Saucers Came and Luis Elizondo’s Imminent both show how our fascination…
SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission blasts off for first civilian spacewalk
Polaris Dawn launch SpaceX SpaceX has launched its Polaris Dawn mission to attempt the first ever…
Cloud atlas of Mars reveals an atmosphere unlike our own
Using images captured by the European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft, researchers have created a cloud…
Can we spot every incoming asteroid before they hit Earth?
Asteroid 2024 RW1 seen over the Philippines Allan Madelar/Facebook The surprise discovery of asteroid 2024 RW1,…