NASA spots colossal eruptions shaking Io — Jupiter’s most volcanic moon
NASA has recorded the most powerful volcanic eruption outside of Earth on Io, one of Jupiter’s moons. On…
Clean energy is surging — with or without Trump
A funny thing happened on the way to President Donald Trump’s mission to obliterate renewable energy. Solar and…
SpaceX launches return to flight Falcon 9 mission following brief stand down – Spaceflight Now
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force…
Something supercharged Uranus when Voyager 2 flew past
Scientists at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) say they may have found an answer to a puzzle that has…
New Hobart zip-line proposal for public land, but this one wouldn’t be on Kunanyi/Mount Wellington
Another zip-line is being proposed for public land near Hobart, almost a year after the last proposal on…
Why We’re Going Back To The Moon, According To NASA Astronauts
Peepo/Getty Images NASA’s Artemis missions, beginning with Artemis…
Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Feb. 2, 2026  — What type of object is C/2026 A1 (MAPS)?
Every week, Space.com delivers the latest discoveries, launches, and cosmic curiosities from across the universe. From groundbreaking research…
Should We Have Sex In Orbit?
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that had off-Earth offspring, took stock of…
A clever quantum trick brings practical quantum computers closer
Quantum computers have the potential to transform fields ranging from materials science to cryptography, but today they remain…
It’s 1,500m long, wide and high enough to drive a van through, and its ceiling is covered in animal scratches – but what humongous creature made them?
Across Brazil and parts of Argentina, scientists have discovered dozens of strange tunnels dug deep into the earth.…
These 773,000-year-old fossils may reveal our shared human ancestor
Perfectly timed fossils from Morocco reveal a forgotten African population living near the very root of the human…
NASA is sending Crew-12 astronauts to the ISS on February 11
The Crew-12 astronauts will soon make their way to the ISS, joining the three remaining spacefarers on board…