How Mars Can Help Us Understand ‘Marginal’ Exoplanets
Mars holds a special place in the Solar System. It represents marginal habitability. This means it transitioned from…
Carl Sagan’s team considered sending a nude photograph of a man and a pregnant woman on the Voyager Golden Record, but after the controversy over the nude Pioneer plaque, the final record used a silhouette instead
In late 1971, after NASA approved the idea of sending a message aboard Pioneer 10, Carl Sagan was…
Astronomers find an unusual exoplanet with cloudy mornings and clear evenings
Astronomers studying a distant exoplanet’s atmosphere have one persistent problem: clouds. They scatter light, muddle readings, and tend…
When a Soviet rover went silent on the Moon in 1971, scientists assumed it was gone for good — but nearly forty years later, the reflector strapped to its back answered a laser pulse from Earth as if no time had passed at all
On November 17, 1970, a Soviet unmanned mission called Luna 17 landed on the Sea of Rains, a…
A dazzling new galaxy image stuns astronomers with its blinding cosmic heart
A dazzling new galaxy image stuns astronomers with its blinding cosmic heart – Futura-Sciences May 25, 2026 3…
A million people on Mars, a billion SpaceX shares: Inside Elon Musk’s peculiar performance-based bonuses
When SpaceX released its investor prospectus last week, it revealed an unusual condition in the compensation deal for…
What is the blue-white star next to the moon on May 26?
Look to the southern sky at sunset on May 26 to see the waxing gibbous moon shining close…
Nothing beats a beautiful sunset (from space) photo of the day for May 26, 2026
A sunset captured from space on May 4, 2026. (Image credit: NASA/Chris Williams) There are few sights as…
Elon Musk’s best friend could make $100 billion on SpaceX. His firm is also owed billions
His name is Antonio Gracias, a handsome private equity investor from Detroit. The two met through the Silicon…
Scientists just found a supercharged supernova — powered up by a magnetic star corpse
NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray spacecraft has observed a super-bright, supercharged supernova explosion that may have been powered up by…
John Fabian, astronaut of STS-51-G mission, dies at 87
RIYADH: Former NASA astronaut John Fabian, who flew alongside Prince Sultan bin Salman on the landmark STS-51-G mission in…
What Are Those Two Bright Stars In The West After Sunset?
Jupiter and Venus create spectacle view as they appeard extremely close on March 2, 2023 (Photo by Nicolas…