The mission’s problems are not

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Massive cost overruns. Key deadlines slipping out of reach. Problems of unprecedented…

The total solar eclipse in North America could shed light on a persistent puzzle about the sun

The path of eclipse totality passes through Mexico, the US and Canada. Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization…

ALMA finds new molecular signposts in starburst galaxy

The different colors represent the distribution of molecular gas (blue), shocked regions (red), relatively high-density regions…

Three new millisecond pulsars detected with MeerKAT

Positions of all the pulsars in M62, plotted as east-west (𝜃𝛼) and south-north (𝜃𝛿) offsets from…

Best geologic map created for a European rover on Mars

The OMEGA infrared spectrometer on board ESA’s Mars Express, and CRISM onboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter…

Japan moon probe survives second lunar night

The SLIM lander touched down in January at a wonky angle that left its solar panels…

Schools in the path of April’s total solar eclipse prepare for a natural teaching moment

Total Solar eclipse 1999 in France. Credit: Wikipedia, by Luc Viatour. Seventh-grade student Henry Cohen bounced…

What is a ‘worm moon’ and does it still mark the start of spring?

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The worm moon has risen. The final full moon of winter in…

The mystery of fullerenes in space explained

Center of the planetary nebula M57, taken by the astrophotographer Dr. Robert Gendler, and John Bozeman.…

Imaging turbulence within solar transients for the first time

Illustration of Parker Solar Probe approaching the Sun. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben The Wide-field Imager…