Surprise! A Jupiter-like exoplanet with water-ice clouds

View larger. | Artist’s concept of the Jupiter-like exoplanet designated Epsilon Indi Ab. It’s about 12…

Falcon rocket will hit the moon on August 5

This is the spot where a Falcon 9 upper stage rocket body will collide with the…

Jan Oort birthday and discovery of the Oort Cloud

Photo of Dutch astronomer Jan Oort. Image via Leiden Observatory. Science news, night sky events and…

Ancient lake on Mars? Rover finds strong new evidence

View larger. | This view from the Curiosity rover shows a part of Mars’ Gale crater…

Help spot galaxies bending spacetime!

These Euclid space telescope images show galaxies bending spacetime, causing light from more distant galaxies to…

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS born in a cold environment

Comet 3I/ATLAS, about 3 weeks after its closest approach to the sun. The Gemini North telescope…

New organics on Mars raise questions about ancient life

View larger. | The Curiosity rover took this selfie on October 25, 2020. It had just…

Ultra-faint dwarf galaxies show state of the early universe

Figure A shows a dark matter map in our neighborhood of the universe. The 2 blobs…

How much water on exoplanets does life need?

View larger. | This image compares Venus (left) with 3 possible atmospheres for Gliese 12 b,…

Waves on other planets vary widely, new MIT study suggests

Waves on Saturn’s large moon Titan vs. waves on Earth. A new study from researchers at…