Is spring really, finally here? What to know about the vernal equinox
It’s far from clear if the weather is planning to cooperate, but spring arrives — technically, at least…
Titan, one of Saturn’s moons, may not have an ocean after all
Saturn’s moon Titan may not be hiding the vast underground ocean scientists once envisioned. A fresh look at…
Asteroid Ryugu Contains All 5 DNA and RNA Building Blocks, Study Shows
Early Earth was a brutally hot, volcanically active, radiation-bathed wasteland. Somehow amid this hostility, the necessary ingredients for…
Supergiant Star Makes Rare Leap to Hotter Phase, Astronomers Say
Long-term observations of WOH G64 — once considered the most extreme red supergiant star in its galaxy —…
How big data is transforming what we know about the universe
Science in the modern era is increasingly reliant on enormous datasets and automated analysis. In astronomy, the Vera…
Scientists Just Found a Black Rock on Mars Packed With Ancient Water
A massive rock from Mars, known as Black Beauty, has yielded new insights into the planet’s history. Scientists…
NASA Invites Media to Learn About Upcoming X-59 Test Flights
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 5:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 19 to highlight plans for…
No sun, no problem? How life could thrive on moons of starless ‘rogue’ planets
Moons orbiting starless “rogue” planets could stay warm enough to host liquid water for billions of years, a…
Progress 92 Cargo Spacecraft Undocks, Crew Preps for Upcoming Spacewalk
Spacewalk preparations and the undocking of a cargo spacecraft kicked off the week for the Expedition 74 crew…
Siril image editor: One of the best pieces of open-source software available for astrophotographers
If you’re into astrophotography, you’ll reach a point where standard tools like Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop will only…
To Protect Artemis II Astronauts, NASA Experts Keep Eyes on Sun
As four astronauts travel around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II mission, they will venture beyond Earth’s protective magnetic field.…
The first modern rocket launched 100 years ago, beginning a century of both innovations and challenges for spaceflight
Apollo 11 first landed astronauts on the Moon in 1969, but the journey to the lunar surface actually…