Phosphine on brown dwarf is 1st found in surprise discovery

Artist’s schematic concept of the Wolf 1130ABC system. It consists of the red dwarf star Wolf…

Saturn’s rings are weird and wonderful: 10 facts here

The Cassini spacecraft caught the 6th planet from the sun and its rings like never before.…

New evidence for ocean on Mars found in ancient rivers

View larger. | Artist’s concept of what an ancient ocean on Mars might have looked like.…

Gravity vs magnetism: Star-forming interaction revealed

This image, taken by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, shows a portion of molecular cloud NGC 6334,…

Dancing dust devils on Mars trace raging winds

The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express tracked this dust devil across…

Do the organics in Enceladus’ ocean point to habitability?

View larger. | Artist’s illustration of the water vapor plumes on Saturn’s moon Enceladus. They erupt…

New details about Betelbuddy, Betelgeuse’s companion star

The ‘Alopeke instrument on the Gemini North Telescope first captured Betelgeuse’s companion – nicknamed Betelbuddy –…

Webb glimpses doomed star before its explosion

This image shows a combined James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope view of the…

New study says water in Venus’ clouds surprisingly abundant

View larger. | Artist’s illustration of Pioneer Venus 2 approaching Venus in 1978. The mission consisted…

How high up are meteors when they begin to glow?

View at EarthSky Community Photos. | John Ashley submitted this photo taken on August 13, 2025,…