The Gaia space telescope has spotted a family of stars that is getting ready to disperse…
Category: Earth Sky
Surprise! Super-Earth exoplanets in Saturn-like orbits
Artist’s illustration of a super-Earth exoplanet close to its red dwarf star. Now, astronomers have discovered…
New study says rain on ancient Mars fed rivers and lakes
View larger. | Artist’s concept of the river that once flowed into Gale crater on Mars,…
NASA orbiter spots Curiosity rover making tracks on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover appears as a dark speck (bottom center) in this contrast-enhanced view captured on…
Want to find alien life? Look for patterns of energy
View larger/full image. | NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars saw this little flower-like rock formation in…
Old Soviet spacecraft to fall to Earth in early May 2025
Artist’s illustration showing a spacecraft reentering Earth’s atmosphere. An old Soviet spacecraft – Kosmos 482 –…
Solar wind might make water on the moon, study says
Data visualization of the sun as seen from Apollo 16’s lunar landing site. A new experiment,…
New discovery of carbonates on Mars could solve big mystery
View larger. | The Curiosity rover took this image of the drill site location Ubajara in…
It’s the Hubble Space Telescope’s 35 year anniversary!
Watch this video sharing some of the Hubble Space Telescope’s greatest hits over 35 years. Science…
Ammonia-water mushballs raining on Jupiter, says new theory
An artist’s concept animation of what it is like in the upper atmosphere of Jupiter. Ammonia-water…