SSpace Read More Scientists Detect ‘Leopard Spots’ on Mars, and It Looks a Lot Like LifeJanuary 4, 2026 On Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover has detected chemical signatures in rocks similar to those created by microbial life…
SSpace Read More Wolf supermoon snapped over ScotlandJanuary 4, 2026 BBC Weather Watchers/Standfree333 A wintery scene in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, by BBC Weather Watcher Standfree333 The first full moon…
SSpace Read More 2026 begins a golden age of solar eclipses: How to see 3 total solar eclipses and 3 ‘ring of fire’ eclipses in 3 yearsJanuary 4, 2026 2025 saw a lull in solar eclipse excitement. Sure, there was a dramatic sunrise solar eclipse in the…
SSpace Read More The next frontier in space is closer than you think – welcome to the world of very low Earth orbit satellitesJanuary 4, 2026 This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed…
SSpace Read More SpaceX launches next second-generation Italian COSMO-SkyMed satelliteJanuary 4, 2026 MILAN – A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, successfully launched…
SSpace Read More A new rogue planet the size of Saturn has been detected about 10,000 light-years awayJanuary 4, 2026 An artist’s illustration showing a planet in space. (Image source: TheDigitalArtist – Pixabay) Astronomers have detected a new…
SSpace Read More For the First Time, Mars Photo Reveals the Planet’s “True Color” From Orbit With Surface Features Never Seen BeforeJanuary 4, 2026 For decades, Mars has appeared in a narrow visual range: a red planet rendered in high-contrast tones that…
SSpace Read More Perseverance finds a metal stranger on Mars and a new clue to our own planet’s pastJanuary 4, 2026 After nearly five years of rolling across Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover has finally met something that does not…
SSpace Read More New Spanish communications satellite suffers ‘space particle’ impactJanuary 4, 2026 WASHINGTON — A Spanish military communications satellite launched in October was struck by what its operator described as…
SSpace Read More Moon phase today explained: What the moon will look like on January 4, 2025January 4, 2026 Now that we’ve passed the Full Moon phase, the Moon will be getting smaller each night as we…
SSpace Read More Moon phase today explained: What the moon will look like on January 3, 2025January 4, 2026 It’s the Full Moon tonight, and the fourth consecutive supermoon. Full Moons all have their own names, and…
SSpace Read More Russian spacecraft snaps wild moon crater photo before attempted landingJanuary 4, 2026 Russia has made the 239,000-mile journey through space to the moon for the first time in a half-century…