Mysterious Gas over Mars’ Alba Mons Could Hint at Volcanic Activity
Hydrogen chloride (HCl) gas was seen during Mars’ cold aphelion season, when none was expected; the detection is…
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Carries Methane with Record-Breaking Heavy Hydrogen
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have detected the most deuterium-rich methane ever measured in the…
Colliding Stars in Early Universe May Explain Stellar Monsters, Study Suggests
Crowded star clusters in the early Universe could have built giant stars, seeded black holes and fed the…
Webb Finds Dust-Rich Water Ice in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have found that the water ice in the interstellar comet…
Hera Closes In on Asteroid Pair to Study the Impact Damage of NASA’s DART Strike
In September 2022, a NASA spacecraft violently smashed into a tiny asteroid as a test of planetary defense.…
Record-Breaking Fast Radio Burst from Early Universe Traced to Tiny, Star-Forming Galaxy
This fast radio burst, designated FRB 20240304B, is the most distant ever detected, having traveled more than 10…
Solar Orbiter Traces the Origin of a Mysterious S-Shaped Kink on the Sun
In 2022, a Sun-observing probe flew through an S-shaped stream of charged particles pouring out of the star.…
Sentinel-3C returns its first views of Earth
The European Space Agency (ESA) says the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite has returned its first images and measurements from…
ESA signs agreement with International Astronomical Union on keeping the sky dark and quiet
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the International Astronomical Union’s Centre for the Protection of the Dark and…
The search for life on Mars begins with ‘Charlie’ in Spain’s Almería desert | Science
A team of engineers and scientists has brought a machine from the future to the Tabernas desert in…
How many stars are there in space?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an…
BepiColombo Begins Final Approach to Mercury
After nearly eight years and billions of kilometers of travel, BepiColombo — a science mission led by ESA…