When searching for alien life, it’s not unusual to use Earth as a test bed for…
Who Will Build an Outpost on the Moon First?
In April 2026, NASA will launch a crew of four as part of the Artemis II…
Bright green fireball illuminates sky over Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico
A very bright fireball was observed over the skies of the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico…
New images of exocomet belts around 74 nearby stars
Here’s one of the newly imaged exocomet belts, around the star HD216956. The new study found…
There’s More Than Just Gravity at Work in the Solar System
Ever since Isaac Newton famously talked about gravity, its dominance as a force in our Solar…
There are Places on Earth Which Could Have Life, but Don’t. What Can We Learn?
Don’t know about you but when I think of Earth my mind is filled with the…
A New Space Telescope is Giving Us New Insights Into Gamma Ray Bursts
The Einstein Probe was launched in January 2024 to look at X-ray transients, among other things.…
Large fireball over Spain shines as bright as the Moon
A large fireball was seen over the skies of Spain on January 24, 2025, shining as…
Newly found asteroid 2024 PT5 ejected from the Moon after high-energy impact
Astronomers have identified a small near-Earth object (NEO), designated 2024 PT5, which appears to have originated…
A Marsquake Reveals Why Mars has Two Very Different Hemispheres
Even with all we’ve learned about Mars in recent decades, the planet is still mysterious. Most…