Analysis of NASA InSight data suggests Mars hit by meteoroids more often than thought

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain NASA’s Mars InSight Lander may be resting on the Red Planet in…

A harmless asteroid will whiz past Earth Saturday. Here’s how to spot it

In this artistic rendering, two asteroids fly past Earth. An asteroid will whiz harmlessly past Earth…

Tiny bright objects discovered at dawn of universe baffle scientists

Researchers investigated three mysterious objects in the early universe. Shown here are their color images, composited…

Hubble examines elliptical galaxy Messier 105

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the elliptical galaxy Messier 105. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, C.…

Astronomers discover two new Milky Way satellite galaxy candidates

The position of a newly found dwarf galaxy (Virgo III) in the constellation Virgo (left) and…

LLNL gamma-ray sensor has the best resolution

A gamma ray sensor built by LLNL scientists is an essential part of a larger gamma-ray…

Europe satellite operator drops Ariane 6 rocket for SpaceX: report

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Europe’s weather satellite operator has cancelled plans to use the European rocket…

Asteroid rocks begin to reveal our solar system’s origins

Orbit diagram for Bennu along with the terrestrial planets looking down from above the North Pole…

New class of Mars quakes reveals daily meteorite strikes

First meteoroid impact detected by NASA’s InSight mission; the image was taken by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance…

SpaceX knocks out morning launch with record booster from Cape Canaveral

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain SpaceX got back to a quick pace between launches with another Starlink…