This view of Mars shows the great Martian canyon Valles Marineris. It’s as wide across as…
Category: Earth Sky
Decoding the atmosphere of SIMP 0136
Artist’s concept of SIMP 0136. Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have found a new way to…
A black hole jet is aimed at us … and it’s in our galaxy
A black hole jet is aimed at us, not from afar, but from only a few…
The Artemis Accords are rules for a new moon era
Here’s astronaut Christina Koch looking back at Earth, out the window of the Orion spacecraft –…
Is there enough water on the moon for future cities?
Artist’s concept of a future moon base. A new study suggests there would be enough water…
Curiosity rover insights after 5000+ sols on Mars
While parked at a sand ridge nicknamed “Chocolatal,” NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its navigation cameras…
Astronomers find the youngest world yet
View larger. | Artist’s concept of Elias 2-24 b, a baby exoplanet less than a million…
Newly formed moon crater is once-in-a-century discovery
Sometime between April 11 and May 22, 2024, a comet or asteroid the size of a…
The rings of Chariklo are unexpectedly dynamic and changing
View larger. | Artist’s illustration of space rock Chariklo and its rings. A new study of…
Mercury is shrinking up to 30% more than expected
The MESSENGER spacecraft captured this view of Mercury in 2008. Scientists have long known Mercury is…