On Friday, June 5, 2026, NASA told the astronauts on the International Space Station to don…
Category: Earth Sky
Our galactic neighbor is slowly coming apart
The Small Magellanic Cloud is our galactic neighbor. It’s a satellite galaxy that orbits our Milky…
Rare meteorite hints at giant early planet
This is a view of the rare meteorite NWA 12774 under cross-polarized light. Scientists from the…
Magnetic exoplanets? Strange winds are strongest hint yet
This illustration shows magnetic activity in an exoplanet. The planet is a gas giant like Jupiter,…
The black hole or galaxy: Which came 1st?
This is a gravitationally lensed image of QSO1, an ancient Little Red Dot galaxy. It contains…
Could aliens visit Earth? Here are some challenges
Could aliens visit Earth? Here are some of the challenges of traversing the almost inconceivably vast…
The 1919 solar eclipse that proved Einstein right
Einstein’s triumph. This early photograph shows a 1919 solar eclipse. See the tick marks around stars…
Do Europa’s water vapor plumes not exist after all?
View larger. | Jupiter’s moon Europa, with an inset showing a closer view of cracks on…
Moon base update! NASA unveils next steps
This new visualization depicts astronauts, habitats, rovers, power systems, and cargo operations at NASA’s planned moon…
Hot Jupiter exoplanet has cloudy mornings and clear evenings
Artist’s concept of WASP-94A b, a hot Jupiter-type exoplanet about 700 light-years away. New observations by…