These images of our star’s solar wind, captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, show a phenomenon…
Category: Earth Sky
Earth’s atmosphere sheds onto the moon!
This illustration shows how the solar wind (red) strips ions (blue) from Earth’s upper atmosphere. Some…
Weird, ultra-hot, double-tailed planet surprises scientists
View larger. | Artist’s concept of the double-tailed planet WASP-121 b. The tails span nearly 60%…
Researchers question methane atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1e
Artist’s concept of exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e, about 40 light-years from Earth. A new study urges caution when…
Astronomers create 1st map of the sun’s outer boundary
Artist’s concept of the boundary in the sun’s atmosphere, where the speed of the outward solar…
Astronomers see monster stars from the cosmic dawn
Artist’s concept of a massive star. Did monster stars create the supermassive black holes astronomers see…
This moss survived in space for 9 months
Meet a spreading earthmoss known as Physcomitrella patens. It’s frequently used as a model organism for…
Long-lasting gamma-ray burst is a unique puzzle
Unusually long gamma-ray bursts require more exotic origins than typical gamma-ray bursts. This animation illustrates one…
There might be an ocean on exoplanet TOI-270 d
View larger. | Artist’s concept of TOI-270 d, a sub-Neptune world about 73 light-years away. New…
Did a lost moon of Mars create tides in an ancient lake?
View larger. | Artist’s concept of the ancient lake in Gale crater on Mars and the…