Artist’s concept of a tardigrade, or water bear, floating in space. These creatures are small, about…
Category: Earth Sky
New moon map reveals areas of recent tectonic activity
View larger. | This new moon map shows a global view of small mare ridges in…
Lifeforms can planet-hop on asteroids and survive
A new study from Johns Hopkins University said that lifeforms can survive an asteroid impact and…
Heart of our Milky Way revealed in new radio image
This brief video gives you a look at the new image of the Milky Way center…
Atmosphere of Uranus revealed in new 3D Webb observations
View larger. | Webb used its Near InfraRed Spectrograph (NIRSpec) instrument to take this near-infrared view…
One of the biggest stars in the universe might be ready to explode
This is an artist’s impression of the dying star WOH G64. It’s more than 160,000 light-years…
Rubin Observatory launches real-time alert system
This artist’s illustration represents the start of the alert stream from NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory.…
Giant ‘spiderwebs’ on Mars reveal surprising water clues
View larger. | NASA’s Curiosity rover captured this closeup view of some of the red planet’s…
Supermassive black hole stunts star growth in other galaxies
Artist’s concept of a galaxy with an active supermassive black hole millions to billions of times…
New evidence of lava tube on Venus found in old radar data
View larger. | Artist’s illustration depicting the skylight – a hole in the ceiling of the…