The sun is reaching the peak of its activity—here’s how that could cause more auroras and solar storms

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Many more people around the world than normal were recently able to…

NASA considering an interstellar probe to study the heliosphere, the region of space influenced by the sun

An artist’s depiction of the heliosphere, the Sun’s region of influence in space. Little is known…

Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, killed in Washington plane crash

This Dec. 24, 1968, file photo made available by NASA shows the Earth behind the surface…

Hubble examines a barred spiral’s light

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the barred spiral galaxy NGC 3059. Credit: ESA/Hubble &…

New research finds lake under Mars ice cap unlikely

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Cornell University researchers have provided a simple and comprehensive—if less dramatic—explanation for…

Scientists record Earth’s radio waves from the Moon

Credit: CC0 Public Domain On Feb. 22, a lunar lander named Odysseus touched down near the…

Researchers discover Earth and space share the same turbulence

Credit: Geophysical Research Letters (2024). DOI: 10.1029/2024GL108367 In a paper published in Geophysical Research Letters, researchers…

Researcher suggests that gravity can exist without mass, mitigating the need for hypothetical dark matter

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Dark matter is a hypothetical form of matter that is implied by…

Boeing Starliner crew aboard ISS after challenging docking

Astronaut Suni Williams, seen on the right, performed a short dance to celebrate her third arrival…

Heat-switch device boosts lunar rover longevity in harsh moon climate

Heat-Switch Device Boosts Lunar Rover Longevity in Harsh Moon Climate. Credit: Shinichiro Kinoshita, Masahito Nishikawara Astronauts…