View larger. | Enhanced image of the ‘zebra rock’ on Mars. NASA’s Perseverance rover took this…
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Are the Andromeda and Milky Way galaxies already merging?
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Jeremy Likness in Newport, Oregon, captured this telescopic view of…
Barnard’s star has at least 1 planet … and maybe more
Discovery of the 1st known exoplanet orbiting Barnard’s star. Video via ESO. Barnard’s star is the…
Wow! Another one! Big new sungrazer comet could get SUPER-bright
There’s a brand new comet in the sky! No, not Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. Like the…
Hera mission scheduled to launch October 7
In this artist’s concept, the Hera mission scans the impact crater that DART leaves behind. Image…
A lost ocean? Lava under Olympus Mons?
View larger. | Mars gravity map showing dense gravitational structures below the red planet’s surface in…
Did Webb find the missing link to first stars?
The newly-discovered weird galaxy – GS-NDG-9422 – appears as a faint blur in this James Webb…
Exploring Mars’ Grand Canyon with a swarm of robotic drones
View larger. | Perspective view of Tithonium Chasma, part of the massive Valles Marineris canyon system…
Is cosmology at a tipping point? Is new physics ahead?
Is cosmology at a tipping point? Some scientists say we may be at the verge of…
We’re getting better at seeing asteroids that may hit Earth
Spot the asteroid, save the world? Astronomers are getting better at spotting asteroids, which can guard…