Building Mars Cities with Ice? Here’s How Scientists Plan to Do It!
Building a city on Mars using ice might sound far-fetched, but new research published at the American Geophysical…
Comet 3I/ATLAS reaches its closest point to Earth tonight: How to see it in the sky and online
Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever detected by astronomers, will make its closest approach to Earth overnight…
Winter solstice is nearly upon the Northern Hemisphere. Here’s what to know about the shortest day of the year
Yes, the darkest day of the year is here, but that means brighter days are ahead. Sunday is…
Trump signs sweeping executive order aimed at ‘ensuring American space superiority’
The United States has some new marching orders in the final frontier. On Thursday (Dec. 18), President Donald…
NASA Lab Completes Engine Checks on New Aircraft
Justin Hall, left, controls a subscale aircraft as Justin Link holds the aircraft in place during preliminary engine…
Russia Falls Further Behind in the Space Race as Kazakhstan Turns to China
The bell may be tolling for a long-standing Russian-Kazakh space program following the launch of a “nanosatellite” jointly…
A SpaceX Starlink satellite is tumbling and falling out of space after partial breakup in orbit
One of SpaceX’s Starlink broadband internet satellites suffered an anomaly in orbit on Wednesday (Dec. 17) and is…
Astronomers capture 1st direct images of collisions in a nearby star system: ‘It’s like looking back in time’
Astronomers have been treated to a stunning fireworks display from around a young star called Fomalhaut. The events,…
Starlink Satellite Malfunctions, Ejects Debris Fragments
A Starlink satellite has suffered a malfunction that caused it to eject a small amount of debris into…
Unprecedented Image Shows 2 Protoplanets Smashing Into Each Other, Forming Giant Dust Cloud
In 2004, astronomers spotted a planet-like object orbiting Fomalhaut, one of the brightest stars in the night sky.…
NASA will soon find out if the Perseverance rover can really persevere on Mars
When the Perseverance rover arrived on Mars nearly five years ago, NASA officials thought the next American lander…
“We were all surprised”: icy volcanoes spotted on object from deep space
The interstellar comet known as 3I/Atlas was first spotted in July 2025—and ever since, it’s been full of…