View larger. | Artist’s concept of the Beta Pictoris system, only 63 light-years from Earth. It’s…
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Spotted! Water frost on Mars volcanoes for 1st time
View larger. | Olympus Mons on Mars is the largest volcano in the solar system. This…
Did Earth lose its protective bubble 2 million years ago?
Earth usually rides inside a protective bubble – the sphere of the sun’s influence – called…
Epic solar storm effects seen by Mars rovers
You’re looking at the planet Mars. See the specks in this scene, like the old TV…
Phoenix exoplanet’s puffy atmosphere survives red giant star
View larger. | Artist’s concept of the hot Neptune exoplanet called TIC365102760 b, nicknamed Phoenix. It…
The last Milky Way galactic collision was a recent event
This image visualizes the Milky Way and its surrounding halo of stars. Most stars in the…
Real-life Star Trek exoplanet doesn’t exist
View larger. | Artist’s concept of what HD 26965 b – or Vulcan – might have…
The North Star: Does it ever move?
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | The bright star in this montage of time-exposure photos is…
Webb finds most distant galaxy known so far
Watch the video above to learn more about the most distant galaxy discovered so far. NASA…
Asteroid’s double moon points to a complex history
The Lucy mission took this image a few minutes after closest approach on November 1, 2023.…