Dancing dust devils on Mars trace raging winds
The Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS) on board ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) captured this…
A Mysterious Warp at the Edge of the Solar System May Point to the Existence of a Hidden “Planet Y”
A strange tilt in the outer reaches of the Kuiper Belt has scientists wondering if the solar system…
20 Years Worth of Mars Weather Data Reveals the Red Planet Is Way Windier Than We Thought
Nearly 50 years ago, NASA’s twin Viking orbiters captured images of narrow, twisty columns of dust swirling their…
The Netherlands Commits to “Maintain” ESA Contribution Levels Through 2028
Credit: ESA The Dutch government has decided to contribute €344.3 million to European Space Agency (ESA) over the…
Moon phase today explained: What the moon will look like on October 12, 2025
It’s the moon’s last night in Waning Gibbous before we’re at a half moon. There’s less and less…
Rocket Report: Bezos’ firm will package satellites for launch; Starship on deck
Welcome to Edition 8.14 of the Rocket Report! We’re now more than a week into a federal government…
US firms to trial nuclear reactor aboard satellite for space travel
Texas-based Space Ocean Corporation has entered into an agreement with Space Nuclear Power Corporation to test the latter’s…
Five Extremely Convincing Reasons We Should Build Armed Bases on the Moon
Science fiction is replete with armed, human-occupied bases on the Moon1, ever ready to protect national interests or…
Awe-inspiring Comet Lemmon photos from our community
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Makrem Larnaout in Tunisia captured Comet Lemmon on October 8, 2025. Makrem…
For the first time, Webb catches the before and after of a supernova
Astronomers say they’ve captured the clearest look yet of a star on the brink of supernova. An international…
Japanese astronaut eyes typhoon from orbit | On the International Space Station Oct. 6 – 10, 2025
Science and maintenance work continued this week aboard the International Space Station, but updates regarding those activities have…
Seeing a newborn planet sculpting its dust disk for the first time
A swirl of gas and dust orbits a young star named HD 135344B, 440 light-years away in the…