This amazing footage from 1968 shows Neil Armstrong’s close call while training for his moon landing.…
Category: Earth Sky
Could violent stellar flares make planets more habitable?
View larger. | This artist’s illustration depicts a highly active red dwarf star firing off such…
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…