View larger. | Artist’s illustration of the water vapor plumes on Saturn’s moon Enceladus. They erupt…
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New details about Betelbuddy, Betelgeuse’s companion star
The ‘Alopeke instrument on the Gemini North Telescope first captured Betelgeuse’s companion – nicknamed Betelbuddy –…
Webb glimpses doomed star before its explosion
This image shows a combined James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope view of the…
New study says water in Venus’ clouds surprisingly abundant
View larger. | Artist’s illustration of Pioneer Venus 2 approaching Venus in 1978. The mission consisted…
How high up are meteors when they begin to glow?
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | John Ashley submitted this photo taken on August 13, 2025,…
Mars missions image Comet 3I/ATLAS during red planet flyby
On 3 October, ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) turned its eyes toward interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS…
Early universe was warmer than expected, new study says
Ridhima Nunhokee, of the Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy in Australia, gives a brief overview of…
2 asteroids safely buzzed by Earth this past week
An asteroid with the name 2025 TF passed Earth not far above Antarctica at 7:49 p.m.…
New Tumbleweed rovers could transform Mars exploration
View larger. | Prototype of a Tumbleweed rover nicknamed Pink Lady, in the Negev desert in…
Moon-forming disk found around massive planet
Artist’s concept of a moon-forming disk of dust and gas encircling the young exoplanet, CT Cha…