Earth from Space: Cloud patterns over the Canary Islands
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image highlights a distinctive cloud formation north of the Canary Islands of Tenerife and La…
This black hole is so massive its galaxy may never stabilize
One of the universe’s earliest known black holes may have outgrown its galaxy for good. New observations of…
Comet PanSTARRS approaches Earth on April 26. Here’s how to see it in satellite images this weekend
Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) continues to brighten ahead of its closest approach to Earth on April 26, and…
Curiosity rover detects building blocks of life in first-ever experiment on Mars
The Curiosity rover has uncovered the most diverse array of organic molecules ever found on Mars, including seven…
Astronomers thought they had found a ‘cosmic fossil’ until it began shining in an ‘impossible’ color invisible to the human eye
At first, it looked like something ancient. A distant galaxy, faint and elongated, drifting quietly in deep space.…
See the Moon Occult Regulus for The Americas Saturday Night
*If skies are clear, observers across the Americas have a chance to spot a fine lunar occultation of…
Astrobotic’s Detonation Engine Fires 4,000 Pounds of Thrust in Wild Test
Space startup Astrobotic put its rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) to the test for the first time, demonstrating…
Famous asteroid Ryugu may have been bombarded by a swarm of tiny space rocks 1,000 years ago
In 2020, Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft brought samples of an asteroid named Ryugu to Earth — and now, scientists…
How did the USSR win the space race to beat the US to the moon in Apple TV’s new ‘Star City’?
Star City — Official Trailer | Apple TV – YouTube Watch On The world just witnessed Artemis 2‘s…
Hubble Telescope celebrates 36th anniversary with gorgeous new image of famous Trifid Nebula
NASA celebrates Hubble’s 36th anniversary with a new image of the Trifid Nebula, a star-forming region it first…
NASA scientist says a mysterious “fifth force” may be hiding in our solar system
Science advances by proposing ideas and then trying to prove them wrong. This process becomes especially challenging when…
May’s first full moon is almost here. When to look up
The Flower Moon will light up the night sky on the first day of May, which marks the…