This Strange Martian Rock Contains a Mineral Scientists Never Expected To Find
Mars, the red planet. Credit: University of Portsmouth Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown Martian rock containing a…
James Webb Uncovers the Atmosphere of a Hellish Lava World 41 Light-Years Away
Artist’s illustration of lava exoplanet CoRoT-7 b. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada JWST data suggest 55 Cancri e may be…
“Beyond the limit”: one million satellites and mirrors in space pose grave threat to the night sky
Press Release 1 July 2026 A new European Southern Observatory (ESO) study has found that current proposals to…
Baby kangaroo swats at a swooping magpie in Australia
This cute video from Australia shows a baby kangaroo reacting to a persistent magpie that keeps swooping and…
Humans and apes show similar rhythmic pattern in laughter
An animal keeper interacts with a female chimpanzee Dec. 7, 2007, in the Royev Ruchey zoo in the…
Where NASA Posts Its Best Space Photos, and How to Find Them
The recent mission to the moon by Artemis II astronauts was memorable, inspiring, and scientifically important for so…
11-foot king cobra strikes back as rescuers spend 4 hours removing it from truck bumper
An 11-foot king cobra turned a parked truck into the center of a four-hour rescue scene in Thailand,…
Human flight was still 7 years away in 1776. Now, we’re headed back to the moon
Humanity has likely dreamed of flight since the very beginning, marveling at birds soaring overhead and trying to…
Scientists have found a billion-year-old hidden magma system on Mars that supported life on the Red planet
Out of all the planets in the solar system, Earth is held at the highest prominence. It’s consistent…
NASA is looking for volunteers to live in a space simulator for a year
For the closest thing to spending a year on Mars, without leaving Earth, look no further than Houston. NASA…
Rocket Lab Announces a Massive $8 Billion Satellite Acquisition. Now What?
While the market remains largely focused on newly IPO’d Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX), known as SpaceX, and…
Antarctica is missing 2 million sq km of sea ice, scientists say the impact may reach far beyond the frozen continent
Antarctica may feel far removed from everyday life, but new research suggests the icy continent could have a…